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Flash Tip: Gradient Text

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It’s easy to use Flash to fill standard shapes with gradients—but what if you want to create gradient text? The standard options on the Text Tool don’t allow it, but there’s got to be a way around that, right?

Right; to demonstrate that little workaround, let’s start off by placing some simple black text on the stage.

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