# Fading vs Flashing

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 27, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735 "2002-11-27T10:29:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amstaff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Amstaff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amstaff)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/1 "2002-11-27T10:29:08Z")

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I’m doing the Fading Text beginner tutorial, but my text blinks as opposed to fading.  
ie: on frame 30 it blinks on, then on frame 50 in blinks off.

What am I doing wrong:q:

I’m a total beginner in Flash, so any help appreciated.

Regards, Imad

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/2 "2002-11-27T10:36:52Z")

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Have you applied a Motion Tween to the animation?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/3 "2002-11-27T10:52:57Z")

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yes, I converted the text to a symbol, then applied a motiontween

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/4 "2002-11-27T11:04:17Z")

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Could you post your .fla file up here, so I can take a look at it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/5 "2002-11-27T11:44:14Z")

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I re did it, this time it’s not fading at all when pressing Ctrl+Enter, even though when I scrub the playhead, it fades ok.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/6 "2002-11-27T12:37:15Z")

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Right, I’ve had a look and the problem is your text is Dynamic, not static. In your symbol, select the text, and in the properties panel to the left should be something that says Text Type (or similar) and Dynamic in a selection box. Click on that and select Static Text.

That should solve the problem.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-vs-flashing/8735/7 "2002-11-28T11:13:06Z")

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Thanks Kitiara, that worked.