# Quick Start

You can get started with Text Animator for Godot in very few simple steps. To get a better understanding of the tool's fundamentals, here is how to get started to animatae your texts:

## 1. Import Text Animator

As the first step, you need to import Text Animator in your project.

1. Import the "**Text Animator**" zip content in your project base folder, you will see two plugins.
2. Build the project once and activate first `EditorUtils` and then `TextAnimator` (in this order).
3. After enabling both plugins, build again and restart your godot project.

## 2. Start animating

1. Add a `RichTextLabel` in your scene.
2. Add a `TextAnimator` node as a child.

Your scene tree should look like this:

<figure><img src="/files/TqwyhTdVqFmpxrmeB1xF" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
*Done! We told you that it would have been quick!*\
Your text is now ready for effects.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
P.S. Please make sure to have the `TextAnimator` node as a child of the RichTextLabel you want to control.
{% endhint %}

## 3. Example Scenes

{% hint style="info" %}
When importing the asset, you can include and have a look at the "Example Scenes". If you do, please start from the "00-Welcome!"
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/fwZPzUW3Ux55C7DaAF96" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
You can safely remove/delete the Example Scenes folder when you don't need them anymore! (and reimport them again anytime)
{% endhint %}

## 3. Animating your first texts

Here’s how to quickly animate your first texts.

### Writing effects in your text <a href="#id-1-writing-effects-in-your-text" id="id-1-writing-effects-in-your-text"></a>

To add effects in your text, you can use rich text tags like this: “`I'm <shake>freezing</shake>`”, where "shake" is an ID for a built-in effect.&#x20;

* Try writing a text by experimenting with the following tags: `<wiggle>` `<shake>` `<wave>` `<bounce>`, like “`<wiggle>I'm joking</wiggle> hehe now <shake>I'm scared</shake>`”, then enter Unity’s Play mode.

## 4. Showing letters dynamically <a href="#id-2-showing-letters-dynamically" id="id-2-showing-letters-dynamically"></a>

To show letters dynamically (like a typewriter):

* Add a Node with the `TypewriterByCharacter` script, as a child of the same RichTextLabel node.
* Bind the TextAnimator node to the Typewriter through the inspector

{% hint style="success" %}
Your text is animating letters based on the effects you’ve written, and it's also ready to display characters one after another!
{% endhint %}


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