Apple Motion 3 - Manual (Page 582)

582 Chapter 7 Using Text
To select text characters, do one of the following:
m Select the Text tool, then drag the text you want to select.
m Click in between two characters, press Shift, then press the Right Arrow key to select
characters to the right of the insertion point to the selection, or press the Left Arrow to
select characters to the left of the insertion point to the selection.
m Click the Select/Transform tool, then double-click the text.
To move the cursor between words:
m Press Option-Right Arrow to move the cursor forward between words; press Option-
Left Arrow to move the cursor backward between words.
To delete an entire word:
m Position the cursor at the end of the word you want to delete, then press Option-
Delete.
Adding Text with the Text Editor
Once you have added a blank text layer to your project (clicked the Text tool in the
Canvas), you can enter and edit text in the Text editor rather than the Canvas. The Text
editor is useful when working with large amounts of text.
To enter text in the Text editor:
1 Click the Text tool (or press T), then click in the Canvas to create a blank text layer.
2 In the Text Inspector, click the Format pane.