Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 487)

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To change the spread of a gradient color:
m Drag the small triangle between the color tags to change the location of the spread.
The closer the triangle is to a color tag, the sharper the spread between the gradient
colors.
The Location parameter is also updated as you move the spread control, indicating its
position on the gradient.
To add a color to a gradient:
m Position the pointer in the lower color bar where you want to add the new color, then
click.
A new color tag is added to the gradient.
Note: Although the colors and opacity of a gradient can be animated, the number of
color and opacity tags cannot.
To remove a color from the gradient:
m Drag the color tag away from the gradient bar.
The color tag is removed, with a “poof.”
Working with gradient opacity
In much the same way as editing gradient colors, you can modify the opacity of a
gradient in the Gradient Editor. By default, the opacity of a gradient applied to a text
object is 100 percent.
To add an opacity tag:
m Position the pointer in the opacity bar where you want to add the new tag, then click.
Spread control
Click in the lower color
bar to add a color.
New color tag
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