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540 Chapter 7 Using Text
Map Animation: The Map Animation parameter sets the timing of the animation to
either “To Entire Object” or “To Selection.” In a basic example, the Scale parameter is
added to the Sequence Text behavior. Next, the Scale parameter is keyframed to
animate from 100 percent to 250 percent over 10 seconds. With the given example, use
the following guidelines to understand the difference between the two Map Animation
options.
• To Entire Object: Leaves the original animation timing of the sequence across the
entire text object untouched, and the selection follows the animation at its current
point in time.
Using the above example, in which Scale animates from 100 percent to 250 percent
over 10 seconds, the first character in the text object grows slightly and returns to its
original value, the second character grows a little more, the third a little more, and so
on until finally the last character grows to the full 250 percent value.
Original text object with Sequence behavior applied (before
animation begins)
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