Macromedia Flash - Effects of Changing Position of Text

This article examines Macromedia Flash and explains the main developments, practical implications, and context readers should understand.

Macromedia Flash Overview

Step 1 Create a new flash file. Select the Text Tool (A) and enter the text you want to create.

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.

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).

Press Ctrl + Enter to test the newly created product.