Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 489)

Chapter 7 Using Text 489
Editing color and opacity direction and distribution
You can quickly reverse the direction or evenly distribute the gradient color and
opacity tags.
To reverse the gradient color or opacity direction:
m Click the Reverse Tags icon next to the opacity or lower gradient bars.
Once the color Reverse Tags icon is clicked, the color tags are reversed.
To evenly distribute the gradient color or opacity tags:
m Click the Distribute Tags icon next to the opacity or lower gradient bars.
Saving gradient presets
Like text styles, once you have created a gradient, you can save it in the Library.
For more information on the Library text styles, see “ Using and Creating Text Styles ” on
page 509.
To save a gradient in the Library:
1 Select the text object with the gradient you want to save.
2 Choose Save Gradient from the Gradient Preset pop-up menu.
Reverse Tags icon (opacity)
Reverse Tags icon (color)
Distribute Tags icon (opacity)
Distribute Tags icon (color)
Gradient Preset pop-up
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