Apple Motion 2 User Manual
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Chapter 2
Creating and Managing Projects
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To move an object up or down within a layer:
1
In the Layers list, click anywhere on the object or layer row, and hold the mouse button
down.
2
Drag the object or layer up or down in the list.
A position indicator appears to show the new position the selection occupies when
you release the mouse button.
Note: You can also use the Bring and Send commands in the Object menu to move
objects up and down in the nested hierarchy within any layer. This is especially useful
when working with selected objects directly in the Canvas. For more information, see
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Layer Arrangement Commands in the Object Menu
If you want to organize the objects in your project into multiple layers, you can create
new, empty layers at any time.
To create a new, empty layer, do one of the following:
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Click the New Layer button (+) at the top of the Layers tab.
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Choose Object > New Layer (or press Shift+Command+N).
New layers always appear at the top of the Layers tab, and are numbered incrementally
based on the number of layers you’ve created so far.
When you have more than one layer, you can move objects back and forth between
them, changing their nested relationship in your project.
To move an object from one layer to another:
1
Select one or more objects.
2
Do one of the following:
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Drag the selected objects to a new position underneath another layer.
A position indicator appears to show the new position the selection occupies when
you release the mouse button. If you drag the selected objects within a nested layer,
the length of the position indicator shows which position the selection occupies
within the layer hierarchy.
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Select one or more objects, choose Edit > Cut (or press Command+X), then select
the layer you want to paste it into, and choose Edit > Paste (or press Command+V).
You can also copy an object from one layer to another.
To copy an object from one layer to another, do one of the following:
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Option-drag one or more selected objects from one layer to another.
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Select one or more objects, choose Edit > Copy (or press Command+C), then select the
layer you want to paste it into, and choose Edit > Paste (or press Command+V).
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