Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 1060)

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Gestures overview
If you use a Wacom tablet and pen with your computer system, you can use gestures to navigate
in Motion and to perform tasks such as editing, copying, pasting, and so on. Gestures are
continuous, uninterrupted patterns drawn in the Motion user interface (using your tablet).
Note: The supported tablet for using gestures in Motion is the Wacom Intuos tablet family.
Swipes, pinches, and other gestures performed on a Multi-Touch device (such as a trackpad
or Magic Mouse) are unrelated to the gestures described in this chapter. Multi-Touch gestures
require no setup or special controls.
Gestures in the air
You can also use gestures by swiping just above the tablet, without the tip of the pen touching
the tablet. Turn this feature on by selecting the “Allow gestures in the air” checkbox in the
Gestures pane of Motion Preferences.
Important: To use gestures in the air, you must set a pen button as the gesture trigger input
method, as well as set pen button 1 to Ignored in the Tool Buttons tab of the Wacom Tablet
application. For more information, see
Set Wacom tablet preferences on page 1062.
To learn more about using gestures, choose a topic in the Help table of contents (the sidebar to
the left of this window).
Configure gesture setup
Set Motion gesture preferences
You can change the default gesture input and trigger methods in Motion Preferences. When
gestures are enabled, you can use a modifier key (the Control key) or a button on the pen to
trigger gesturing. Before you can use gestures, Handwriting Recognition must be enabled in OS
X Ink Preferences. Ink Preferences can be accessed in the Gestures pane of Motion Preferences.
Important: To use gestures, make sure that your Wacom tablet and its current drivers are
correctly installed. For more information, see your tablet’s documentation or website.
Set up Motion Gesture Preferences
1 In Motion, choose Motion > Preferences (or press Command-Comma).
2 Click Gestures.
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