Text tool

Text is an important part of interface design. The use of text affects the efficiency of information conveyance. The placement of text, layout, and even font choices play significant roles in the design process.

Motiff employs its own custom text rendering to ensure that design content appears consistent across different systems and platforms.

Create text layers

You can create new text layers using the text tool in the following two ways:

• Select from the toolbar.
• Use shortcut key T .

After selecting the Text tool, you can create text layers on the canvas. There are two ways to create text layers with different response types.

Single click

Text layers created in this way will have the response type set to Auto width, which dynamically adjusts the width of the text box as you type.

1. 1.Click anywhere on the canvas.
2. 2.Enter text to create a text layer.
3. 3.Press Enter or Return for line break.

Click and drag

Text layers created in this way will have the response type set to Fixed size. When you enter longer text content, it will automatically wrap according to the width you set.

1. 1.Click and drag anywhere on the canvas to create a text layer of a specific size.
2. 2.Enter text, and it will automatically wrap according to the width you set.

Edit text layers

Select text layers

You can select a single text layer or multiple text layers.

Select a single layer

Click on the text layer in the canvas or the layers panel to select a single layer.

Select multiple text layers

1. 1.Select the first layer.
2. 2.Hold down Shift .
3. 3.Click to select other layers.

Edit text content

You need to enter text editing mode to modify text content. You can enter the text editing mode in the following two ways:

• Double-click the text layer.
• Select the text layer and press Enter or Return to edit the text content.

Add emojis

You can add emoji symbols to text layers. Motiff uses Apple's emoji styles.

macOS

You can use the emoji picker to add emojis to text layers.

1. 1.Create a text layer.
2. 2.Use the shortcut ⌃ Control + ⌘ Command + Space to bring up the emoji picker.
3. 3.Select the emoji you want to add to the text layer.

Windows

To add emojis, you need to activate Microsoft's Touch Keyboard first:

1. 1.Right-click on the Windows task bar.
2. 2.Click the Show touch keyboard button.

You can use the touch keyboard to add emojis.

1. 1.Create a text layer.
2. 2.Click the touch keyboard icon.
3. 3.Select the Emoji option.
4. 4.Choose the emoji you want to use.

Adjust the size of text layers

You can adjust the size of text layers in several ways.

Resize the bounding box

Each text layer is surrounded by a blue bounding box, which controls the layer's position on the canvas and how the text is arranged.

You can adjust the horizontal and vertical alignment of text within the bounding box in the text module of the design panel.

To change the size of a text layer, drag the bounding box to adjust its size:

1. 1.Select the text layer you want to edit.
2. 2.Hover the mouse over the layer's bounding box to adjust. The cursor will change to .
3. 3.Click and drag the bounding box to adjust its size.
4. 4.Motiff will rearrange the text within the bounding box according to the text's alignment properties.

Use the Scale tool

You can adjust the size of the text by changing the font size or by using the Scale tool. This tool is more convenient when you need to adjust the size of a group of text content.

1. 1.Click in the toolbar, or press the shortcut key K .
2. 2.Select the text layer, hover the cursor over the bounding box, and the cursor will change to .
3. 3.Click and drag the bounding box to adjust the size.
4. 4.In the text section of the design panel, the font size will be changed as you make the adjustments.