Apple Motion 3 User Manual
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Chapter 7
Using Text
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Adding a Text Outline
To create a text outline, turn on Outline in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
To create an outline for text:
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Select the text.
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In the Inspector, click the Text tab.
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Open the Style pane.
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In the Outline controls, turn on the Outline checkbox.
The default outline color is red, with a width of one point.
Note: You can display the outline only of text by turning off the Face parameters.
Editing Text Outlines
Use the Outline controls to soften the opacity or blur of a text outline, change the
width of an outline, or to set and edit the fill of an outline.
To change the color of a text outline:
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Click the color well, then select a color from the Colors window.
To adjust the opacity of a text outline:
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Use the Opacity slider or value field to change the opacity of the outline.
To adjust the blur of a text outline:
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Use the Blur slider or value slider to change the blur of the outline.
To change the width of a text outline:
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Use the Width slider or value slider to change the width of the outline.
To set the layer order of a text outline:
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Make a choice from the Layer Order pop-up menu.
 Choose Under Face to place the outline behind the text face.
 Choose Over Face to place the outline in front of the text face.
Note: The Outline fill controls—Color, Gradient, and Texture—are equivalent to the
controls for the Face parameters. For information on using these controls, see “