# Elastic Text Effect

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elastic-text-effect/291265>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 26, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elastic-text-effect/291265 "2009-06-26T23:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Devinm428](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Devinm428](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Devinm428)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elastic-text-effect/291265/1 "2009-06-26T23:19:29Z")

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Hi,

I am new to flash. I saw a banner at the top of [Lydna.com](http://Lydna.com) (the gray banner with white text circulating and expanding and contracting.) How can i create that effect? I am able to read a list from an external XML file.

Thanks in advance.

-D