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A positive value moves the text toward the right, and a negative value moves the text
toward the left. You can enter values greater than 100% or less than 0% in the value
slider. A value greater than 100% moves the text completely off the path to the right; a
value less than 0% moves the text off the path to the left. In the following image, the
Path Offset is set to 105%, so the text is completely off the right end of the text path.
4 Go to the frame where you want to place the next keyframe.
5 Adjust the Path Offset slider or value slider to reposition the text on the path.
6 Play the project to see the text travel along the text path.
7 Disable Record.
Text Margin and Tab-Related Tasks
These tasks are useful when editing text margins and tabs:
• Creating a Text Margin
• Working with Tabs
Creating 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 Adding Paragraph Text in
the Canvas.
To create text margins in the Inspector
1 Select the Text tool, click in the Canvas, and enter some text.
By default, the text is set to Type in the Layout pane.
Note: Clicking the Text tool in the Canvas without dragging creates a blank text object.
886 Chapter 16 Creating and Editing Text