# How do I create a 'guided' fill?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-guided-fill/172837
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 18, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-guided-fill/172837 "2005-12-18T18:30:12Z")
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### Author: ![titaniumapple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@titaniumapple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/titaniumapple)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-guided-fill/172837/1 "2005-12-18T18:30:12Z")

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I’ve got some text with a hollow border (or hollow ‘stroke’), and what I want to do is make an animation that fills this border by following the outside of it (like if you injected a liquid into the hollow section, it would flow around it, that’s the effect I want).

I’ve tried using shape and motion tweening, but it’s just not working. I might be doing it wrong though, so if there’s a way to do it quickly and efficiently, I’d love to know.

If there’s a way to do it using guides and/or masking could someone post a tutorial on how to do it, because I’ve only just started using flash and it’s over my head.

Thanks a lot