# Flash mx text...help =)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [May 2, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860 "2002-05-02T17:50:29Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860/1 "2002-05-02T17:50:29Z")
i cant seem to get flash to outline my text lettering. is this an option that has been neglected by macromedia? i cant color tween text either. seems like u cant do that much with text in flash. am i just a dumbass that cant figure it out? or has it been left out? i’m trying to outline the text in this link
[www.geocities.com/groannm…inous.html](http://www.geocities.com/groannmoan/luminous.html)
it would look alot nicer if there was an outline of the text dont u think? thanks for the help y’all.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860/2 "2002-05-04T14:55:23Z")
First : of course you can’t color tween : it’s a mask
Second : You could try to put the same text under, only a little bigger. It could create the effect. I’m not sure. I don’t know how to explain that. Does that make any sense to you ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860/3 "2002-05-07T04:25:55Z")
Well… if you break the text apart you can color tween.
either shape, by using one fill color on the first keyFrame, and then a second fill color on the second keyframe, OR with motion by using the effects panel; selecting one color for the first keyframe and then a second for the second.
On something like that breaking apart the text shouldn’t be a problem… also would solve any outline problems. It would only be impossible to do if you wanted to keep the text editable.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-text-help/1860/4 "2002-05-09T16:52:36Z")
Thanks alot for your suggestions. I’m gonna apply your techniques right now. =)