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Flash Script - Simple Typewriter Effect
Download the sample files here.
1. Create one text field, and give it variable name "type".
2. Create 3 keyframes as shown below:
3. In the first key frame, insert the action:
text = "This text is being displayed with type writer effect";
max = length(text);
loop = 1;
4. In the second key frame insert the action:
loop = loop + 1
type = substring(text,1,loop);
5. In the third key frame insert the action:
if (i > max)
{ stop(); }
else
{ gotoAndPlay (2); }
6. That's it! You have built your own type writer effect!