Paint stroke tool, Text tool, Rectangle mask and circle mask tools – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Action
Shortcut
Switch a B-Spline point bias
Command-click a B-Spline point
Cancel shape drawing and delete the open shape
Escape
Exit shape drawing mode
Return
Paint Stroke tool
Shortcut
Action
Activate Paint Stroke tool
P
Adjust stroke width
Command-drag in the Canvas
Text tool
Action
Shortcut
Select the Text tool
T
Move the insertion point to the next character
Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right Arrow
Move the insertion point to the next word
Option–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right
Arrow
Move to the beginning of a line of text
Command–Left Arrow
Move to the end of a line of text
Command–Right Arrow
Select characters from the insertion point
Shift–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or Right
Arrow
Select words from the insertion point
Option–Shift–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, or
Right Arrow
Select a line of text from the insertion point
Shift–Command–Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow,
or Right Arrow
Increase kerning from the insertion point
Option–Command–Right Bracket (])
Decrease kerning from the insertion point
Option–Command–Left Bracket ([)
Select All
Command-A
Deselect All
Shift-Command-A
Exit Text tool
Escape
Rectangle Mask and Circle Mask tools
Action
Shortcut
Select the Rectangle Mask tool
Option-R
Select the Circle Mask tool
Option-C
Select the Freehand Mask tool
Option-P
Draw a mask proportionally
Shift-drag in the Canvas
Draw a mask from its center
Option-drag in the Canvas
Draw a mask proportionally from its center
Option-Shift-drag in the Canvas
Snap the rotation of a mask to 45-degree increments
Shift-drag a rotation handle
67% resize factor