# My first attempt at animation

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-animation/10150
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 25, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-animation/10150 "2002-12-25T18:28:05Z")
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### Author: ![sandeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sandeep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandeep)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-animation/10150/1 "2002-12-25T18:28:05Z")

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hey guys  
i made my first animation, well not an “animation” really, but first one anyway, just done simple menu’s and stuff

[www.shadowcommand.net/intro.html](http://www.shadowcommand.net/intro.html)

i’m trying to make a slash… like a graphic or something moving form left-right etc and leaves a trail behind

any ideas on how i can do that?

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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: [December 25, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-attempt-at-animation/10150/2 "2002-12-25T18:35:49Z")

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cool