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Dynamic typewriter effect for AdobeAnimate CC
//Global Script
var txt = new Array();
var x = 2; //speed multiplier
var count = 0;
var ti = 0;
txt[0] = "";
txt[1] = "FAST TRACK YOUR CAREER IN\nPOLITICS OR GOVERNMENT"; //51
txt[2] = "Study for a Master of Philosophy,\nPolitics and Economics at\nVictoria University in 2019.";//90
createjs.Ticker.addEventListener("tick", tick);
function tick()
{
// console.log(count);
lgth = txt[ti].length/x;
if (count<lgth)
{
count++;
txtOut = txt[ti];
output.text = (txtOut.slice(0,count*x));
}
}
function stop_ticker ()
{
createjs.Ticker.removeAllEventListeners ("tick");
console.log ("off");
}
//END OF GLOBAL SCRIPT
//
//ACTION ON FRAME
//USE THIS CODE TO INITIATE THE TEXT ANIMATION
//ADD IN ENOUGH FRAMES FOR THE ANIMATION TO PLAY IF YOU'RE LOOPING ETC
count = 0;
ti=1;
output = this.f1txt;
output.text="";
//
//ACTION ON FRAME, END OF ANIMATION STOP
if (!this.loopsPlayed)
{
this.loopsPlayed = 0;
}
if (this.loopsPlayed >= 2)
{
stop_ticker (); //STOPS THE TICKER
this.stop();//STOPS THE ANIMATION
}
else
{
this.loopsPlayed++;
this.gotoAndPlay(0);
}
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f1txt is the instance name of the dynamic text frame.

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