Stretch effect

Hi
I've created some text on a layer, converted to movie clip and then tweened it in from the left. At the end I added a keyframe and then
created another layer using the same text for a second effect after the slide in from left has ended. I added this at the end of the slide in animation
I converted the text to a movie clip, double clicked to bring up the sub time line ( I want the effect to loop)
I now cannot see how to gain the effect I want.
Simply if I have the text
ABCB
I want the text to stretch into A B C D so that the letters stretch in both the x and y axis with the spaces increasing as well. Imagine the type on a balloon and then stretch the balloon.
Can anyone tell me how to get this effect
thanks
Ian

Just create a three-keyframed (not 3 framed) timeline tween using the movieclip of the text where you stretch the instance in the middle keyframe to whatever proportions you intend, just like it would happen on a balloon. At the last frame of it you tell it to go to the second frame of it.
If you want the spaces between to change more than they would stretching a balloon, then you will need to animate each letter individually.

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