Simple Text Masking 1. Open Flash and type the text. Edit > Cut > Paste in Center This will paste the text in center of the stage 2. Change the color and size in Property > Character. You need bigger size to get proper masking effect. 3. Press F5 at 25th frame. We are not going to apply any effect on the text. 4. Create a new layer and draw circle towards the left side of the text on the new layer. Convert the circle to symbol. 5. You will get the time line as shown in the figure below. 6. Press F6 at 25th frame and drag the circle towards right side of the text 7. Right click between the 1st and the 25th frame in the top layer and select "Create Classic Tween". 8. Play the animation. 9. Right click on the top layer where the names of the layers are displayed. Select Mask. 10 . Play the animation.

Swing Project 1. Create new file. 2. Display the Rulers View > Rulers 3. Drag the horizontal & vertical guide lines to get the center. View > Guides > Lock Guides 4. Type the text. Select it with Arrow Tool. Insert > Convert to Symbol Name the symbol. Symbol makes the work easy. You will find the cross mark at the center of the text. 5. Keep the Arrow Tool on the cross mark and drag the text to the center of the stage. Align exactly at the center. Insert key frame at 10 and 20. 6. Click Scale icon on the standard tool bar (marked with green) 7. Select 1 st frame. Compress the text with the scale command. 8. Select 20 th frame. Again compress the text. Create motion tween between 1 to 10 and 10 to 20. 9. Create second layer. Add blank key frame at 20. Drag the symbol at the center. Modify > Transform > Flip Horizontal 10. Insert key frame at 30 and 40. 11. Select 20 th frame. Compress the text with the scale command. 12. Select 40 th frame. Again compress the text. Create motion tween between 20 to 30 and 30 to 40. 13. Save the file