# Simplicity of text

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**Created:** [July 10, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229 "2003-07-10T18:33:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Iconolove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@Iconolove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iconolove)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229/1 "2003-07-10T18:33:50Z")

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Simplicity of text  
I am a freelance webdesigner and I want to make my portfolio with flash, I want to use only text, but what to have it have some animation to it.

one of the sites that I really liked that used only text was [http://www.designanorak.com/flash.htm](http://www.designanorak.com/flash.htm)

and the other was [http://www.iamjoshboston.com](http://www.iamjoshboston.com)

if someone could either send me a swf of how they did this or a site that might be able to help me with a tutorial I would love that.

I have had such a hard time getting started with flash and this could really help me out.

thanks everyone.

Brandon

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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, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229/2 "2003-07-10T18:37:13Z")

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ahhh! the bright colors. there blinding! basicly those are just rollover effects, like in a button. if you wanted to use the same rollover for like 20 items, then create 1 with some text, then copy it and change the text on them. then use actionscript to open the file it links to.

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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, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229/3 "2003-07-10T18:38:23Z")

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but I am new to this, how do i make the initial rollover in flash?

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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, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229/4 "2003-07-10T18:51:12Z")

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okay, heres the steps:

1. insert-new symbol. then select button. name it whatever you want.

2. the type your text and center it with the align panel (window-align)

3. click “over” and hit F6. “over” should be in black. then draw a box the size of your text and fill it in. type your text over the box in a readable color. then select “down” and hit F6.

4. then click “hit” and select F6. now go back to scene one or your main movie.

5. open up the library, and drag your button onto the movie. right click and select \<i\>actions\</i\> and insert this code:

[AS]on (release) {  
getURL(“[http://www.placelinkhere.html](http://www.placelinkhere.html)”, “\_blank”);  
}[/AS]

put the link of the html or jpg or whatever where it says “placelinkhere.html”

hope this helps.🙂

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**Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplicity-of-text/25229/5 "2003-07-12T12:09:02Z")

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take ALL the tutorials within the Flash itself