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Apple Motion 2 User Manual

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Chapter 1

Getting To Know Motion

To sort the items in a column by type of file:

m

Click the column header.

Note: Sorting does not work in the Layers tab or Timeline.

The objects are sorted in the column and a small arrow appears indicating the
direction of the sort.

To reverse the direction of the sort:

m

Click the header of the column that contains the small arrow.

The arrow points in the opposite direction, and the data is sorted in reverse order.

Adding and Removing Layers

The Layers tab has controls to add new layers and to remove existing objects from the
project.

To create a new layer in the Layers list:

m

Click the Add (+) button in the upper-left corner of the tab.

A new empty layer is added at the top of the list.

To remove an object from the Layers list:

1

Select the object you want to remove.

2

Click the Delete (–) button in the upper-left corner of the tab.

The object is removed.

Note: This action removes the object from the Canvas as well.

Click the column header to sort
by that column’s data type.

The arrow in the column
header indicates the direction
of the sort.

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