5.1.1

Chapter 3 Motion menus 101
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Transform Control Points: When multiple control points of a shape or mask are selected,
choosing this command creates a transform box around the points. For more information, see
Add and delete control points on page 848. (Shift-Command-T)
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Select All: Selects all objects in the project. (Command-A)
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Deselect All: Releases any objects selected in the project. (Shift-Command-A)
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Project Properties: Selects the Project object in the Layers list and opens the Properties
Inspector. Use this pane to change the settings for the project. For details about the Properties
Inspector, see Project properties overview on page 191. (Command-J)
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Spelling and Grammar: Accesses a submenu of spell-checking controls that allow you to search
through the selected text for spelling and grammatical errors. For more information on using
the spelling checker, see Add text with the Text editor on page 617. Submenu items include the
following:
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Show/Hide Spelling and Grammar: Opens the system Spelling and Grammar dialog. This
command is active only when a body of text is selected (in the Layers list, Canvas, or Text
editor). For more information, see OS X Help. (Command-Colon)
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Check Document Now: Turns on the spelling checker for the selected text in the Text editor
(the text-entry area in the Format pane) in the Text Inspector. Mistyped or misspelled text is
underlined in red. This command functions on text in the Text editor, but not in the Canvas.
(Command-Semicolon)
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Check Spelling While Typing: Turns automatic spell checking on and o for text selected in the
Text editor in the Format pane of the Text Inspector. When active, a checkmark appears next
to the menu item. This command functions on text in the Text editor, but not in the Canvas.
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Check Grammar With Spelling: Turns automatic grammar checking on and o for text selected
in the Text editor in the Format pane of the Text Inspector. When active, a checkmark
appears next to the menu item. Text with potential grammatical errors is underlined in red.
This command functions on text in the Text editor, but not in the Canvas.
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Correct Spelling Automatically: Corrects misspelled words that do not begin with a capital
letter or that appear on a line of their own for text selected in the Text editor in the Format
pane of the Text Inspector. This command functions only on text in the Text editor, not in
the Canvas.
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Find and Replace: Opens the Find and Replace dialog, where you can locate and change a word
(or any set of characters) that you’ve used in a Motion project. For more information, see How
to nd and replace text on page 673.
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Special Characters: Opens the OS X Characters Palette, which provides access to nontypical text
characters like bullets, arrows, and currency icons. It can be used when typing in a text object
in the Canvas, or when typing in the Text editor in the Text Inspector.
Mark menu
This menu contains commands to set the beginning and end points of your objects, add markers
to the Timeline, navigate through your project, and control animation of eects.
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Mark In: Sets the beginning frame of the play range to the current playhead position if no
object is selected. If an object is selected, this command trims the In point for that object to
the current playhead frame. (I)
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Mark Out: Sets the ending frame of the play range to the current playhead position if no object
is selected. If an object is selected, this command trims the Out point for that object to the
current playhead position. (O)
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