[mx 2004] fade in embedded text

I’m trying to get some text to fade in and I’d like to do it purely actionscript if possible
I’ve already embedded the font. On the stage I have 2 movieclip buttons, and a dynamic text box (instance name t) this is the code I have, which works but the text just appears, and I’d like it to fade in. I’ve tried a bunch of thisngs with _alpha but it’s not working. Any help- I’d just like it to go from 0 to 100 when the movieclip buttons are pressed.


var headerText:String = "";


mc_btn.onRelease = function(){    
    headerText =  "fashion design";
    t.text = headerText;
}
    

    mc2_btn.onRelease = function(){
    headerText = "portfolio";
     t.text = headerText;
    
    }

Any help? Thanks!