Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 124)

124 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion
Menus
The Motion menu bar provides access to nearly every control in the application. Many
menu items are context sensitive, so they are dimmed when the command cannot be
performed based on the current state of the program or what is selected. This section
serves as a reference guide for all menus.
Many of these commands have shortcut keys that perform the same command from
the keyboard. These shortcuts are listed in parentheses after the description.
The Application Menu
The first menu contains general functions to control the application, modify the
preferences, and access the Apple website. It also provides access to system level
services.
About Motion: Opens the About Box where you can find the version of Motion you
are running, the registration information, and other important credits.
Preferences: Opens Motion Preferences. See “ Preferences ” on page 107 for detailed
description of the settings in that window.
Provide Motion Feedback: Opens a web page where you can send comments to
Apple about Motion.
Register Motion: Connects you to the Apple website where you can register your copy
of Motion. Registered users receive information about updates, new tutorials, and other
useful information.
Services: This is a system menu item that provides access to commands that work
across different applications. See Mac OS X Help for more information about this
submenu.
Hide Motion: Hides all Motion windows. The application is still running in the
background. You can bring it back to the front by clicking the Motion icon in the Dock
(Command+H).
Hide Others: Hides windows from all applications other than Motion
(Option+Command+H).
Show All: Shows all windows from all applications currently running.
Quit Motion: Stops the application from running. You are prompted to save any open
documents (Command+Q).
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