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In the image below, an editable animation path appears in the Canvas. An animation
path appears only when Custom is selected from the Sequencing pop-up menu.
For more information on working with animation paths, see Manipulating Animation
Paths in the Canvas.
Note: If you change the Sequencing parameter to another option, such as Through
Inverted or To, and then change Sequencing back to Custom, the custom animation path
is retained.
Sequencing the Distortion of Style Attributes
In addition to using the value fields and sliders in the Inspector, you can use onscreen
controls to sequence the Four Corner parameter, creating warp effects that manipulate
the text Face, Outline, Glow, or Drop Shadow parameters. In the following simple examples,
text Glow, Outline, and Drop Shadow parameters are sequenced.
To sequence the warping of a text glow effect
1 Select the text object to be animated, then choose Text Animation > Sequence Text from
the Add Behavior pop-up menu in the toolbar.
2 In the Parameter row of the Behaviors Inspector, choose Glow > Four Corner from the
Add pop-up menu.
In the Inspector, the Glow Four Corner parameter is added to the sequence above the
Add and Remove pop-up menus. The Four Corner parameter is used to distort the text’s
glow attribute, allowing you to use onscreen controls to pull the glow around the text.
912 Chapter 17 Animating Text