create 1 MC that has different text inside

[mojoman]

Hi all,

I would like to have multiple instances of the same movieclip (we'll call it "main_MC") on screen but have different text in the different movieclip instances...also the text inside main_MC needs to be in another movieclip because I need to tween the alpha of the text. Does this make sense?

If so, and someone could explain to me how to do it I'd appreciate it.

Right now everytime I change the text in one of my movieclip instances...it changes the text in all instances.

The basic purpose is that I want to set up a movieclip that is a drop-down menu item and re-purpose that clip for all of the other menu items. The item also has rollover effects, that's why I need to tween the movieclip that holds the text.

Thanks in advance,

Mojo

[nthpixel]

Are you giving each instance of main_MC a different name?

[mojoman]

Yeah, all of the instances have different text inside...

I thought that would be the thing that defined whether it would have it's own properties but no.

Does it matter what type of text field I have, dynamic or static?

Thanks.

[G3M3NI]

I think I get what your talking about.... It happens when you duplicate MCs because there all the same thing, they all change... If you are doing this manually You will probably need to select each one inside main MC and select Break Apart then convert it to a new MC with a different name...

[G3M3NI]

If thats not helpful post the .FLA and it will be alot easier to Figure out whats going wrong... :)