Animating within another Animation

I am new to Flash, but I cannot find a simple answer to my
problem in any threads or in any tutorials. I am attempting to make
a map of the US zoom in and move across the screen while various
things pop up on the map (eventually I will have a car travelling
from one location to the next while names of towns appear along its
path.) I have the map broken up into 50+ layers (one for each state
so that I can easily locate it and control its settings.) How can I
have text appear on top of the map but yet still be linked to it so
that they stay in their position when I pan across the map?
(eventually giving the effect that the car is driving and we're
following it.) I prefer not to use ActionScript because I don't
know it and don't have the time on this project to do so. Somehow I
need to have the timeline within the movie symbol working while the
main timeline is moving. I apologize if this is a very simple
concept, but I could really use the help from you more experienced
users. Thank you in advance.
- Alex

> threads or in any tutorials. I am attempting to make a
map of the US zoom in
> and move across the screen while various things pop up
on the map (eventually I
> will have a car travelling from one location to the next
while names of towns
> appear along its path.)
Without Actionscipt.. yikes!
Thinking..
LAYER 3 MASK layer just a square in the center of the stage
that never moves. (the text's reveal area)
LAYER 2 MASKED layer Text names
LAYER 1 Map
The text would be a group or a movieclip that lines up
exactly over the map
Layer 1 and layer 2 would motion tween across the timeline.
Mouse moves send the timeline forward or backward.
(just a wee bit of A.S. for that)
luck,
tralfaz
>I have the map broken up into 50+ layers (one for each
> state so that I can easily locate it and control its
settings.) How can I have
> text appear on top of the map but yet still be linked to
it so that they stay
> in their position when I pan across the map? (eventually
giving the effect that
> the car is driving and we're following it.) I prefer not
to use ActionScript
> because I don't know it and don't have the time on this
project to do so.
> Somehow I need to have the timeline within the movie
symbol working while the
> main timeline is moving. I apologize if this is a very
simple concept, but I
> could really use the help from you more experienced
users. Thank you in
> advance.
>
> - Alex
>

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