Animating blocks of text via actionscript

I’m using MX2004. I’m trying to find a way to animate several different blocks of text (no more then 5 words long) mainly using actionscript. The blocks of text fade in over a period of 10 frames. I also want them to fade in at specific times so that they can play along side a video. Similar to a power point animation but automated.

Is there an easier way to do this without doing it by hand on the time line?

something like:

at frame 1620 fade in “Some Block of Text” from “_alpha = 0” to “_alpha = 100” over 10 frames…?

could somebody point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Bob
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