Motion 5: Manage parameter controls
The following tasks describe how to review, reorder, and unpublish parameters, as well as how to customize a published parameter name.
Review parameter controls to be published
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In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.
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In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.
Parameters (for all object types) set to be published appear in the list.
Reorder parameter controls in the Publishing pane
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In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.
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In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.
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Drag a parameter up or down in the Published Parameters list.
Rename a published parameter control
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In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.
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In the Project Inspector, click Publishing.
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In the Published Parameters list, double-click the name of a parameter, enter a name, then press Return.
Note: To navigate to the originally published parameter (before the name change), Control-click the parameter and choose Reveal Original Parameter.
Unpublish a parameter control via the Inspector
Select a layer or effect object in the Layers list, then in the Inspector, do one of the following:
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Click the published parameter’s Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you place the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish.
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Control-click the published parameter’s name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.
Unpublish a parameter control via the Publishing pane
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In the Layers list of the template project, click Project.
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In the Project Inspector, click Publishing, then do one of the following:
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Click the Animation menu (the downward arrow that appears when you place the pointer over the right side of the parameter row), then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.
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Control-click the parameter name, then choose Unpublish from the shortcut menu.
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