Macromedia Flash - Effects of changing position of text

This tutorial will show you how to create a constantly changing text effect in flash using the Action Script. You can use this effect for some slide shows, flash banners, flash headers .

Step 1

Create a new flash file. Select the Text Tool (A) and enter the text you want to create.

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Step 2

While the text you just entered is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert this text into a Movie Clip.

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Step 3

Click on the newly created Movie Clip, go to Action Script (F9) and enter the following script:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_alpha = random (90);
_x = _x = random (300);
_y = _y = random (225);
}

Note : If your flash file has a different width and height, you can change the corresponding proportion in the above code with _x as the width and _y as the height.

Step 4

Using the Selection Tool (V) , select the text after you have entered the scipt code and press several times Ctrl + D (Duplicate) to multiply this object several times. Then, place them in different positions spread out across the background (see the following picture).

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Press Ctrl + Enter to test the newly created product.