Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 44)

44 Chapter 1 Getting To Know Motion
By default, rulers appear along the left and top sides of the Canvas. You can change the
location of the rulers in the Canvas section of the Motion Preferences.
To add a horizontal or vertical guide to the Canvas:
1 In the Toolbar, click the Select/Transform tool (or press S).
2 Click in the gray area of the horizontal or vertical ruler, and drag into the Canvas.
As you drag, the value of the guide is displayed in the Canvas.
The ruler units are in pixels, with the 0,0 point in the center of the Canvas.
3 When the guide is in the location you want, release the mouse button.
To simultaneously add a horizontal and vertical ruler to the Canvas:
1 In the Toolbar, click the Select/Transform tool (or press S).
2 Drag from the corner in which the rulers meet into the Canvas.
3 When the guides are in the location you want, release the mouse button.
To remove a guide from the Canvas:
1 In the Toolbar, click the Select/Transform tool (or press S), then drag the guide off the
Canvas.
To change the location of the rulers:
1 Choose Motion > Preferences.
2 In the Canvas pane, choose a ruler layout from the Ruler Location pop-up.
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