# Can you apply transitions to dynamic text?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-apply-transitions-to-dynamic-text/209413
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 8, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-apply-transitions-to-dynamic-text/209413 "2006-12-08T15:21:04Z")
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### Author: ![thetouchofrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@thetouchofrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thetouchofrain)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-apply-transitions-to-dynamic-text/209413/1 "2006-12-08T15:21:04Z")

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I have a scene that contains one dynamic text field, which calls text from a text file. It’s working fine.

I’d like to apply a transition so that the text wipes in, but as soon as I apply a transition, no text is displayed when I test the scene.

Have I missed a trick?

Thanks 🙂