basic tweening question

[geoff]

Hello all. I'm a new flash user and loving this great little program. But a bit confused on some basics, so please don't mind some questions...
First, I have tried to fade in/out text buttons by making them buttons, inserting a keyframe at each end of the animation, then either (I've tried both) fading the Alpha to 0% at one keyframe, or changing the tint to 100% match my background color in one keyframe.
Well, when I then click in the middle of the frames and "create motion tween", the fading works but the text moves!!?? How/why is this? Any better way to make text buttons fade in/out? Thanks!

[RichardH]

Well, first of all, when you say you made the text buttons, I suppose you mean you made symbols(and if not, they should be converted to symbols, not buttons).
As far as the text moving, you probably just accidentally moved one end; other than that I can't figure what else you could have done.
As a tip, use alpha as little as possible, it takes more space than tinting.
good luck.

[Pope de Flash]

Just to clear things up Alpha states take no more room up than any other setting. The end users cpu can take a hit if alphas are used in excess. Use tint when ever possible to be less taxing on the cpu giving you better frame playback. Regards, Bill

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