Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 504)

504 Chapter 7 Using Text
Width: Sets the thickness of the outline.
Layer Order: Specifies whether the outline is drawn over or under the text object face.
Adding a Text Outline
To create a text outline, turn on Outline in the Style pane of the Text Inspector.
To create an outline for a text object:
1 Select the text object.
2 In the Inspector (press Command+3), click the Text tab.
3 Click Style.
4 In the Outline controls, turn on Outline.
The default outline color is red, with a width of one point.
Note: You can display the outline only of a text object by turning off the Face
parameters.
Editing Text Object Outlines
Use the Outline controls to soften the opacity or blur of a text outline, change the
width of an outline, or to set and edit the fill of an outline.
To change the color of a text outline:
m Click the color well, then select a color from the Colors window.
To adjust the opacity of a text outline:
m Use the Opacity slider or value field to change the opacity of the outline.
To adjust the blur of a text outline:
m Use the Blur slider or value slider to change the blur of the outline.
To change the width of a text outline:
m Use the Width slider or value slider to change the width of the outline.
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