Motion 5 - Resetting Position, Rotation, or Scale of a Transformed Glyph

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Resetting Position, Rotation, or Scale of a Transformed Glyph

When a text object is moved, rotated, or scaled as a whole, the changes are reflected in
the Properties Inspector. However, when a glyph is transformed, the changes are reflected
in the Format pane of the Text Inspector.

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Chapter 16

Creating and Editing Text

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To reset a rotated glyph

1

If the glyph is not selected, select the Transform Glyph tool from the 2D transform tools
in the toolbar, then select the glyph or Shift-select a group of glyphs.

2

In the Format pane of the Text Inspector, click the Animation menu for the Rotation
parameter and choose Reset Parameter.

The glyphs return to their original rotation.

To reset a repositioned glyph

1

If the glyph is not selected, select the Transform Glyph tool from the 2D transform tools
in the toolbar, then select the glyph or Shift-select a group of glyphs.

2

In the Format pane of the Text Inspector, click the Animation menu icon for the Offset
parameter and choose Reset Parameter.

To reset a scaled glyph

1

If the glyph is not selected, select the Transform Glyph tool from the 2D transform tools
in the toolbar, then select the glyph or Shift-select a group of glyphs.

2

In the Format pane of the Text Inspector, Control-click the Scale parameter and choose
Reset Parameter.