# Text to shape

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-shape/1696>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 10, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-shape/1696 "2002-06-10T17:15:19Z")\
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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:** [June 10, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-shape/1696/1 "2002-06-10T17:15:19Z")

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How to I convert text to shapes in MX? Breaking them apart does not work. If I can get this, I will be able to tween them from squares.

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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:** [June 10, 2002, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-shape/1696/2 "2002-06-10T17:19:39Z")

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you have to break them apart twice. The first time it separates the text (if its a word). The next time it will convert it to paths.