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Tip: Because most of the preset text sequence behaviors are keyframed, it is often helpful
to see where the keyframes occur when customizing. Click the Timing icon in the Toolbar,
or choose Window > Timeline to show the Timeline. In the Timeline, click the Show/Hide
Keyframes button. The keyframes are displayed on the behavior’s bar.

Show/Hide Keyframes
button

5

Move the playhead to frame 1, then click the Record to turn on keyframing.

6

In the Behaviors tab, set the Rotation dial to 90.

7

Play the project (press the Space bar).

Because the Rotation parameter has only a single keyframe, the text remains static at
90 degrees.

8

Move the playhead to frame 30, and set Rotation to 0.

Now that you’ve set a second keyframe value, the sequence is now animated.

Note: You can edit the keyframes in the Keyframe Editor. For more information, see

Keyframes and Curves

.

9

Return the playhead to frame 1 and play the project (press the Space bar).

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Chapter 14

Animating Text