Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 573)

Chapter 7 Using Text 573
Note: The Properties tab also contains controls to change the blend mode of the text.
When you change the blend mode of text in the Text HUD, the blend mode is also
changed in the Properties tab and vice versa.
Family: By default, the text font family is set to Geneva (if installed on your system). To
change the font of the selected text, choose a font from the pop-up menu. Once a font
is selected, new text is created using the last selected font.
Typeface: Choose the type style, such as Bold, Italic, and so on from the Typeface pop-
up menu. The available typefaces are specific to the selected font family.
Color: Text color is white by default. Click the color well to display the Colors window
and choose another color for the selected text. You can also Control-click a color well to
display the pop-up color palette, then drag in the color spectrum to select a color.
Size: Text is created at 48 points by default. To change the point size of text, drag the
Size slider.