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Chapter 1
Basic Techniques


(2) Moving the Text

  • open the program, click on the stage and set the resolution of the flash movie 200*100 from the Properties Panel
  • write a simple text on the first frame an the first layer (doesn't matter the properties of the text, just the color has to be different than the background, we will use the default color, white)
  • right click on the text and select Convert to Symbol; this will transform the text into a Movie Clip witch is easier to modify if needed
  • place the Movie Clip in the first frame somewhere outside the stage and at the frame 20 create a new KeyFrame and move the Movie Clip in the center of the Stage
  • right click on the first frame and select Create Motion Tween or select it from the Properties Panel witch will create the actual moving of the Movie Clip containing the text with an equal distance per frame
  • in the Properties Panel of the first frame modify the Ease parameter in order to have a slower or faster approach to the final point (in our example Ease it is set at 62 witch means the text will move slower at the end)
  • use the same technique to move the text from center to right, up to center, center to down as shown in the source file or create your own effect by moving the text in whatever direction you wish

Please take in consideration our next advices:

  • you can modify the text inside by double clicking the movie click and then clicking once on the text
  • it does not matter what background you use
  • using the Ease parameter makes the effect more realistic and cooler (use a negative value when you start the moving in the Stage)