# Staggered text, shaped text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staggered-text-shaped-text/190519>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 12, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staggered-text-shaped-text/190519 "2006-06-12T17:17:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![jake74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@jake74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jake74)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staggered-text-shaped-text/190519/1 "2006-06-12T17:17:48Z")

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I’m trying to format my text in flash to conform to a shape. How can I create this in flash? So far it looks like I just have to create all my text in Illustrator and import it.  
[http://clarussystems.com/demo/text1.swf](http://clarussystems.com/demo/text1.swf)

Jake