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654 Chapter 7 Using Text

For more information about the Timeline, see Chapter 4, “Using the Timeline” on

page 321

Sequence Text

The Sequence Text behavior allows you to select and apply text Format and Style

parameters, such as Position, Color, Scale, or Opacity, and animate those parameters in

sequence through the text characters. For example, you can create a sequence in

which the text characters fall vertically into place as they scale down, fade in, and

rotate. The sequence works by moving a selection area, represented by small white

lines, through the characters of the text. You can set the sequence to repeat, change

direction, or to randomize. The location of the selection can also be keyframed to

customize the direction of the sequence. For example, you can animate the selection to

move through half of the text, return to the beginning of the text, then move to the

end of the text.

Note: All of the Text Sequence behaviors (in the Text Sequence subcategory) are

presets based on this behavior. This means that each sequence behavior (in the Text

Sequence subcategory) contains at least one text parameter that animates through the

characters of text. The Text Sequence behaviors contain the same controls and are

modified in the same manner as the Sequence Text behavior.

Once you have added and modified the Sequence Text behavior, you can save the

behavior to the Library. For information on saving a modified behavior to the Library,

see “Saving a Modified Text Behavior to the Library” on page 675.

To apply a parameter to the Sequence Text behavior:

1 Apply the Sequence Text behavior (from the Text Animation subcategory) to the text.

In the Canvas, the text bounding box is replaced with the sequence bounding box.

The Sequence Text HUD (press F7 or D) also appears and the behavior is added to the

text in the Layers tab and Timeline.

Sequence bounding box