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Fill Color: When the Fill Opaque checkbox is selected (and the image is scaled or panned),
sets the drop zone background color.
Use Display Aspect Ratio: Select this checkbox to resize media placed in the drop zone
according to the project’s aspect ratio. For more information about display aspect ratios,
see Adding Multiple Display Aspect Ratios to a Template .
Clear: Use this button to clear the image from the drop zone, replacing it with a
downward-arrow graphic.
Controlling Drop Zones
When constructing your template, you can disable drop zones so you don’t accidentally
drop a clip. Later, when using the template, you can turn drop zones back on.
To turn drop zones on and off
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Choose View > Use Drop Zones
A checkmark appears next to the menu item when drop zones are enabled (which means
they accept objects dragged to them). When no checkmark appears next to the menu
item, drop zones are disabled (which means they ignore objects dragged to them).
Exposing Drop Zones
Use the expose feature in Motion to reveal obscured drop zones in the Canvas. The expose
command shows an exploded view of valid drop zones in the Canvas.
To expose all drop zones in a project
1 Use the Library or File Browser to locate an item to import into the project.
2 While holding down the Command key, drag the item onto the Canvas.
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