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Note: To show and hide animation paths, use the View pop-up menu in the upper-
right corner of the main window (above the Canvas).
2 Click Play (or press Space bar).
The text moves horizontally across the Canvas over the duration of the text to which it
is applied.
Modifying the Crawl Left Behavior
Use the Crawl Left parameters to modify the speed, start offset, and end offset of the
crawl. With the exception of parameters added to the Sequence Text behavior, all Text
Animation behavior parameters appear in the HUD and in the Behaviors tab of the
Inspector.
Rate: Increases or decreases the rate of the crawl. By default, Rate is set to 10 (pixels
per second). A higher rate increases the speed of the crawl, so the text travels a greater
distance over time; a lower rate slows the crawl.
Note: Although the Rate slider value is limited to 100, you can enter a higher value in
the value slider.
Position Offset: Offsets the start position of the text. By default, the crawl animation
begins at the original position of the text. To move the text further to the right at the
start of the animation, enter a higher number in the Position Offset field. For example,
to move the text 80 pixels to the right, drag the Position Offset slider to 80 or enter 80
in the value slider.
Crawl Left behavior
animation path