Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 471)

Chapter 7 Using Text 471
m In the Text Inspector, click the Layout pane and adjust the Left, Right, Top, or Bottom
Margin values.
To select text characters of a text object, 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 add
characters to the right of the insertion point to the selection, or press the Left Arrow to
add characters to the left of the insertion point to the selection.
m Select the Select/Transform tool, then double-click in the text box.
Adding Text With the Text Editor
Once you have added a blank text object to your project (click 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 object.
2 In the Text Inspector, click the Format pane.
Margin controls
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