3. Working with Text
Flash’s text tool doesn’t just create graphic-objects in the shape of letters, it creates text boxes filled with live type; in the authoring environment, the contents of a text box are fully editable. As you create text elements, you must decide how they will be used in the published movie and assign them a text-type property. If you want the end user to interact with a text field (for example, to enter personal information), set the text box’s text-type property to input. If you want to update the text at runtime (for example, using ActionScript to download and display new basketball scores to a sports site), set the text-type property to dynamic. If the text will just sit there looking pretty, set the text-type property ...
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