MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual page 373

To assign a string ID to a text field:
1. Select Window > Other Panels > Strings to open the Strings panel.
2.
Select the Text tool from the toolbar. On the Stage, create an input or dynamic text field.
3.
While the text field is selected, enter a unique ID in the ID field in the Strings panel.
If a static text field is selected on the Stage, the Stage text selection section on the
Strings panel displays the message "Static text cannot have an ID associated with
it." If a nontext item is selected or multiple items are selected, it shows the message
"Current selection cannot have an ID associated with it."
4.
In the Strings panel, type the string in the String text field.
5.
Click Apply to add the string to the Strings panel.
You can also press Shift+Enter to apply the ID to the text field.
To add a string ID to the Strings panel without assigning it to a text field:
1.
Select Window > Other Panels > Strings to open the Strings panel.
2.
Type in a new string ID and new string in the Strings panel, and click the Apply button.
You can also press Shift+Enter to apply the ID to the text field.
3.
When you are ready to assign the new string to a text field, perform the steps in the
following procedure.
To assign an existing ID to a text field:
1. Select the Text tool from the toolbar. On the Stage, create an input or dynamic text field.
2. Type the name of an existing ID in the ID section of the Strings panel.
3.
Click Apply.
The String text field on the Stage appears with the text string assigned to the ID.
You can press Shift+Enter to apply the ID to the text field, or just Enter if the focus is
on the ID field.
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