Insert a DirectAnimation path control . Shape specifies the oval path to fly the text through. With the absence of a tool that sizes and positions the oval as appropriate, the only way to specify the correct parameters to this Oval method is by trial and error. In the sample below, the time marker is set at the halfway point, at which time text flying stops. Because Duration has been set to two seconds, the halfway point is at one second, so the time marker is set accordingly.
Target specifies the identifier of the target object to follow the path.
When the onplaymarker event fires as a result of the HalfwayPt time marker defined above, stop the flying at its current position. Me button to see a working sample and view the source code. The sample is part of a slide show presentation and has been set up to work with a specific configuration. The sample is best viewed on an 800 x 600 display, with the browser set to full-screen mode. This feature requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.