# How To Erase Text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147 "2004-07-10T19:58:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![kmax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kmax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kmax)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/1 "2004-07-10T19:58:57Z")

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Anyone know how to erase text??

I am trying to do an effect where you erase text bit by bit…

Then reverse the frames and it looks like the text writes in…

Please let me know if you know how to do this…

Thanks so much

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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:** [July 10, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/2 "2004-07-10T20:11:33Z")

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try using masks…im not soo good with explaning though

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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:** [July 10, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/3 "2004-07-10T20:30:28Z")

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You have to break it apart a couple of times first.  
Good tutorial here  
[http://mudbubble.com/db\_tutorials/db\_tut\_index.html](http://mudbubble.com/db_tutorials/db_tut_index.html)

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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:** [July 10, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/4 "2004-07-10T20:32:57Z")

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Both are excellent ways.  
I find the masking easier.

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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:** [July 10, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/5 "2004-07-10T20:51:04Z")

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can anyone tell me more about how to do this with a mast??

the only way i can think of is to erase the text bit by bit…

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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:** [July 10, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-erase-text/57147/6 "2004-07-10T21:53:15Z")

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Thanks for the link.  
The answer is… you have to break the text apart twice…

Then erase it bit by bit putting each bit in a new frame…

then reverse the frames…

thanks all