Macromedia® Flash® MX 2004 Certified Designer Study Guide

Chapter 14. Using Text

IN THIS CHAPTER

The Different Types of Text 109

Adding Static Text 109

Breaking Text Apart 111

Using Input Text 112

Using Dynamic Text 114

Text Components 116

Font Issues 118

Summary 119

Sample Questions 120

The Different Types of Text

Flash uses three types of text in any application: Static, Input, and Dynamic text. Static text is hard-typed into the application, and never changes. Input text allows you to create fields that your end users can type information into. Dynamic text allows you to do things like display information retrieved from external sources in your application or otherwise change text through ActionScript.

Each type of text has different options to set on the Property Inspector, and these options can affect file ...