# Text Effects **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [October 14, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/6714 "2002-10-14T22:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xTrinity\_Luvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/51bf81/32.png) [@xTrinity\_Luvx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xTrinity_Luvx)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/6714/1 "2002-10-14T22:02:11Z")
I’m wondering how people make cool text effects in Flash. Like, Spinning text, etc. I’m able to make these effects in Swish, but not Flash ☹ Does anyone know of any cool text tutorials, or can anyone here help me?? ---
**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:** [October 15, 2002, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/6714/2 "2002-10-15T08:55:50Z")
There are a lot of places to get text tutorials. Kirupas site has some if ypu do a search. [Flash Kit has some click here](http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Text_Effects/) [I think I remember some here](http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/web/) [Here is a good one](http://www.flzone.net/index.asp?TypeId=13&CatId=273) Hope these links help:) ---
**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:** [October 15, 2002, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/6714/3 "2002-10-15T10:24:06Z")
Isn’t it possible to create a spinning text effect in Swish / 3D Studio Max then place it into a Flash movie or something? I say this because it can get very tricky to make them in Flash itself. I mean, look at the infamous Ray Of Light tute…