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Behaviors saved to the Favorites Menu category can be applied to objects using the
Favorites menu.
You can also create new folders in existing categories. You can create a folder in the
Favorites or Behaviors category. Folders created in the Behaviors category appear in the
Library sidebar. Folders created in the subcategories, such as the Basic Motion subcategory,
appear in the Library stack and not the sidebar.
To save a behavior to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or Behaviors category.
2 Drag the customized behavior to save from the Layers list, Timeline, or Inspector into the
stack at the bottom of the Library.
When you save a customized behavior, it is saved in the
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Motion/Library/ folder.
Note: If a custom behavior is dragged to another subcategory, such as the Glow (Filters)
subcategory, it is placed in the Behaviors category and the Behaviors category becomes
active.
To save multiple behaviors to the Library
1 Open the Library and select the Favorites, Favorites Menu, or Behaviors category.
2 In the Layers list, select all behaviors to save and drag them to the stack, holding down
the mouse button until a drop menu appears.
3 Choose “All in one file” or “Multiple files” from the drop menu, then release the mouse
button.
“All in one file” saves behaviors together. They are listed as one item in the Library.
“Multiple files” saves the behaviors as individual objects in the Library.
4 To name the file or files, do one of the following:
• Control-click the icon, choose Rename from the shortcut menu, then enter a descriptive
name.
• Select the icon, click “Untitled,” then enter a descriptive name.
Note: When you Control-click the icon, the Edit Description option becomes available.
This is a handy tool that allows you to enter custom notes about an item saved in the
Library. After you choose Edit Description, enter your notes in the text field and click OK.
To create a folder in the Behaviors, Favorites, or Favorites Menu category
1 Open the Library and select the Behaviors, Favorites, or Favorites Menu category.
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