Instruction Manual

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Tab controls in the Layout pane
Motion allows paragraph-formatted text to contain an unlimited number of tabs to control word
spacing in text. By default, text created in Motion has no tabs, so there are no controls in the Tabs
section of the Layout pane. Adding, moving, and removing tabs is done in the Canvas. You can
also move tabs by modifying their values in the Inspector. When a Rich Text Format (RTF) le is
imported, tabs in the RTF le are retained in the Motion project and appear in the Tabs section of
the Layout pane.
Tabs
Parameters in the Inspector
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Tab 0, 1, 2, and so on: Lists the tabs in the paragraph, including their type and positions.
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Tab type pop-up menu (unlabeled): Use this pop-up menu to set the tab to Left, Center, Right,
or Decimal.
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Tab value slider (unlabeled): Use the value slider to adjust the position of the tab.
Tabs can also be added, moved, and removed in the Canvas. For more information, see Work
with tabs on page 668.
Margin and tab-related tasks
Create a text margin
You can create a custom margin using the Margin controls in the Layout pane of the Text
Inspector or by drawing a text bounding box in the Canvas.
For information on creating a text box using the Text tool, see Add paragraph text in the
Canvas on page 615.
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