# How do i animate this text

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**Created:** [November 23, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-this-text/170181 "2005-11-23T14:52:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![xtinarox26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f14d63/32.png) [@xtinarox26](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xtinarox26)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-animate-this-text/170181/1 "2005-11-23T14:52:04Z")

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hey guys …

i’ve seen this type of animation for text…its looks simple it starts with a huge letter w/ an alpha fade then it shrinks to a smaller letter…really fast

i tried it and it doesn’t look right…

anyone know how to do it??

thanks

my .fla is attached