MACROMEDIA STUDIO 8-EXPLORING STUDIO 8 Manual page 240

240 Tutorial: Building Your First Flash Application
To add the text box for the menu item title:
1.
In the Tools panel, click the Text tool.
2. In the Property inspector, select Dynamic Text from the
Text Type menu.
3.
Still in the Property inspector, enter 14 in the Font Size text box.
4.
With the Text tool, draw a wide flat text rectangle in the top part of the
gray-blue shape you just created.
The rectangle should be almost as wide as the blue shape. Don't worry
about the exact placement of the rectangle. You will adjust that later.
5.
In the Tools panel, click the Selection tool.
6.
Click the text box you just drew to select it.
7.
In the Property inspector panel, enter the following values:
Text Type: Dynamic Text
InstanceName: title_txt
X: 60
Y: 10
Font: Verdana
Font Size: 14
Text (fill) color: White
Style: Bold
Line Type: Single line
The Property inspector with the correct values entered
8.
Save your document.