Shape Tweening Basic Questions

1. Can symbols be shaped tweened?
2. I want to have a circle tween into a letter. I tried this
by shape tweening over several frames, and then I added a blank
keyframe on a later frame and typed a letter, and shaped tween
between the last keyframe and the letter and I got the broken
dashes. What is the correct way to shape tween between a shape and
a letter?
Thanks!

No. You'll have to use a shape on the timeline to tween to a
letter. Further, you'll have to "break apart" the letter in order
for the tween to work.

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