fading Text
Ok
lets begin. Start up Flash, Create a new document/Movie. Make the work
area a comfortable size or just use the default setting its fine. To
change the work size, Go to Modify>Movie
then enter
desired width and
height and click OK, ( I used 200 wide by 100 high).
With
the text tool ,
Click in the work area and type out some word, (Make it a nice size so
its easy to work with)
On
order to fade text or any object, We need to make it a "Symbol"
first: With the arrow ,
Click on your text to select it, Now go to Insert>Create
Symbol, Lets name it "Fade" and for
behavior choose "Graphic". If you see a little cross hair in
the middle of your selection, then you know its a symbol.
Right
click on frame 10 and choose "Insert Key Frame". Ok for a
"fade in" you will click on frame 1, For a "fade
out" click on frame 10. For this lesson click on frame 1. Go to
Modify>instance, Select the Color Effect tab. For
Color Effect choose Alpha. Click on the Alpha fader and drag to 0, then
click OK.
Now
lets add our fade motion. Make sure frame 1 is still selected. Go to Modify>Frame,
choose the "Tweening"
tab and select "Motion"
from the pop down menu and click OK.
Press
Enter on the keyboard to play the animation.
To loop this movie, Click on frame 10, Go to Modify>Frame
and choose the "Actions"
tab, and add a
action to this frame by clicking the left"
+ " and set to "Go
To", Then make
control "Go to and
play" on your current
scene/frame and click OK.

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