AS3 glow effect

Download the source: as glow.zip

Step 1

• Create a new >Flash Project
• Click on the plus icon New flash file > “Flash file” > Change the name of project <Untitled File>.fla
• Select the Selection Tool V
• Go to Properties tab and press Edit button and set the width of your document to 400 pixels and the height to 150 pixels.
• Select #999999 color as background .
• Change the layer name to background ( double click on it ).
• Take the Text Toll (T) and write your text
• Set the size of static text to 50.0 pt, and any color.

Step 2

• While the text field is selects, go to Modify -> Break Apart
• Convert each letter to a movie clip
• Set the registration point to the center.

Step 3

• Create a new layer and change the name to actionscript
• Copy / Paste the following code: