The ExplodingMessage applet blasts your message to pieces, and has a variety of configurations, to make this a very reactive and eye-catching applet. 

Color

Choose your color for the text and the background.

Messages

In the enter messages text box you write the text for your message. Each line of text represents a single scrollable part of your message. The messenger will scroll through each line of text and then start again from the beginning.
In the enter links text box you place any hyperlinks. Each hyperlink will be matched to its line of text in the enter messages text box opposite. When that line of text is scrolled in the messenger, a user will be able to click on the messenger window and open the hyperlink. Leave a line empty to prevent anything from happening when the user clicks on that line of text in the message.

Other

Animation Speed
The animation speed determines how long each line of text is displayed in the messenger.

X and Y Scale
The X and Y scale determine the size of text as a percentage of the original text size. The original text size is set to automatically fit the size of the applet.

Target Frame
For information on using the target frame. See URL Links and Frame Targets

Transparency
Transparency will determine how much the text is faded to allow for the background image to show through.

Compression Ratio
Determines the compression ratio for a background image. See Compression Ratios for images for more info.

The Flash Applet Size Parameters
Working With Text Fields
Working with fonts
Working With File Fields And File Lists
Working With Time Delays and Pauses
Working With Color Buttons
Working with Check Boxes
Compression Ratios for images
Combining Flash applet effects

Nick Bell