Flash CS3 Tutorial Step 2
Adding Text in Flash CS3
Let's start by adding text in the Flash CS3 document.
The text tool is on of the tools provided in Flash CS3. To add text:
Click the text tool.
Click on the stage where you want to insert the text and type “Train” or whatever the text of your animation is. You will notice that while the text is selected, the text properties are shown in the “Properties” window.
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You can change the text color, size, font etc. from here.
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For the purpose of this tutorial we are using “static text”.
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You can also change the font to “Verdana” and the color to “Black”.
Flash CS3 Tutorial Step 3
Graphic Symbols in Flash CS3
Symbols in Flash CS3 are an important concept to understand. There are 3 types of symbols - Movie clip, Button and Graphic. It is best to create symbols for everything that you put on the stage so that it is easy to manage and manipulate. All symbols will appear in the Library.
Now let’s make the text we typed into a symbol. To do this:
- Modify > Convert to Symbol
- Give it a name – e.g "Train Title" and select the option “Graphic”
Go to Step 4
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