Flash: Making Text Fade in an Appear?

[Lightfoot82]

Hi Guys,

Got a Flash Problem, should be easy for someone.

I have a background image and i want some text to fade in from invisible over the background image, i have been trying to use the timeline effects - unsuccessfully can anyone help.

Also would it be possible to use the same technique for an image?

Flash Newbie!!!!!

Thanks Guys

[morkz]

Hi

The techniquie i'm about to tell you will work both for an image or a txt...

Best bet is set either image or next as a "symbol" and use it as "graphic"

Then with the timeline work out how long u want and insert a keyframe at the end.

Next click on the first frame on the properties toolbar there should be a tab button called "colour"

Next go down to the alpha bit and reduce it to say 0%. then on the last key frame the text/graphic should be full colour.

The last bit is to tween the two and do a "motion" tween.

[BeachSide]

Put a keyframe at the start of where you want the fade to begin and at the end of the fade then in between them right click and select tween so it is purple with an arrow. Then select the layer the text is on then select the text go to properties and select alpha and make that 0%

[Lightfoot82]

Thanx for the reply, i found it about 5 mins before your post.

Well there is another thing i never knew - Alpha lol

Thanx again

[LJK]

Hi -
Just wanted to mention the other method, which is to place the text &/or graphics inside of a movie clip to the size that you need, then fade it in from the main timeline:
myClip.onLoad=function(){
this._alpha=0;
}
myClip.onEnterFrame=Function(){
if(this._alpha < 100){
this._alpha +=4;
}
};

Hope that helps for next time,
El