Macromedia MAX 2005 - Anaheim, CA What’s New In Flash 8
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To copy and paste an ease curve:
y Copy the current ease curve by pressing Control+C (Windows) or Command+C
(Macintosh)
y Paste the copied curve into another ease curve by pressing Control+V (Windows) or
Command+V (Macintosh)
You can copy and paste the ease curve. The copied curve remains available until you exit the Flash
application.
Follow the Bouncing Text
Well, let’s get rolling on our animated bouncing text effect. To get started, just open Flash 8 and
create a new document. I've also provided the finished FLA file for your reference; you can
download it from the sample files download link at the beginning of this article.
Creating the Text
Launch Flash 8 and create a new Flash document from the start screen. I named my file
bouncing_text.fla, but you can name your file whatever you like.
• Create a new Symbol in Flash. (Select Insert > New Symbol.) Name the symbol gr_text
and select Graphic as the behavior type in the Create New Symbol dialog box. Click the
OK button.
Figure 1. Creating the new text symbol
