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By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com Guide to Animation since 2005

Creating Beveled Text in Flash CS3

Friday January 9, 2009
Yes, it says CS3 (what? CS4 is expensive), but this works in CS4 too; another of the nifty little tricks available in newer versions of Flash is the ability to add a beveled effect to your text. Don't know what a bevel is? It's a shading effect that creates the illusion of highlights and shadows caused by a directional light source, giving the text a raised, 3D appearance. And now it can be done in a few easy clicks, with all kinds of customizations.

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