Apple Motion 5.1.1 - Manual (Page 137)

Chapter 5 User interface controls 137
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Start: Value sliders that set the start position of the gradient in the selected object. This
parameter affects the gradient as a whole—colors and opacity. Clicking the disclosure triangle
stacks the X and Y value sliders vertically instead of horizontally.
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X: Controls the X start position of the gradient.
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Y: Controls the Y start position of the gradient.
The Start and End
parameters, available
for nontext gradients,
define the start and end
positions of the gradient.
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End: Value sliders that set the end position of the gradient in the selected object. This
parameter affects the gradient as a whole—colors and opacity. Clicking the disclosure triangle
stacks the X and Y value sliders vertically instead of horizontally.
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X: Controls the X end position of the gradient.
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Y: Controls the Y end position of the gradient.
Note: The Start and End parameters do not appear in text gradients.
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Angle: When the Type pop-up menu is set to Linear, this dial specifies the direction of a linear
gradient. This parameter only appears for text gradients.
Gradient editor tasks
The gradient editor is a flexible and powerful tool, allowing you to create custom styles.
Change the colors in a gradient
1 Click the Gradient disclosure triangle to show the gradient editor.
2 To change the color of a color tag in the gradient editor, do one of the following:
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Double-click a color tag.
Double-click a color tag
to open the Colors window
The Colors window appears. Use the Colors window to set a color for the tag.
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Click a color tag, click the disclosure triangle to the left of Color parameter name, then adjust
the Red, Green, and Blue color channel sliders.
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