Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 21)

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Motion 21
When you want to watch your project play back, the transport controls at the bottom
of this window (below the Canvas) allow you to play your project at regular speed or
frame by frame. The mini-Timeline lies just above the transport controls and below the
main body of the window. This control provides a view of where selected layers in the
Canvas begin and end in time.
Canvas Shortcut Menu
The Canvas has its own shortcut menu that allows you to access some tools you may
need while working in the Canvas.
To use the Canvas shortcut menu:
m Control-click an empty area of the Canvas (in the gray area outside of the actual
project) and choose an option from the list:
 New Group: Adds a new group to the project above any existing groups in the
Layers tab.
 Import: Opens the Import dialog, which allows you to import files from the Finder.
 Paste: Pastes any item that has been copied to the Clipboard into a new group in
the project. The new group is added above any existing groups in the Layers tab.
Mini-Timeline Transport controls