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About anti-aliased text
Anti-aliased text is text that uses color variations to make its jagged angles and curves look smoother. Director uses
the font file information for anti-aliasing by default. You can change this setting using the Text tab of the Property
inspector (for more information, see
Using anti-aliased text dramatically improves the quality of large text on the Stage, but it can blur or distort smaller
text. Experiment with the size settings to get the best results for the font you are using.
Director can anti-alias all fonts.
About kerning
Kerning is a specialized form of spacing between certain pairs of characters that look best when they overlap slightly,
such as A and W (AW). Kerning dramatically improves the appearance of large text for headlines, but it often doesn't
improve the appearance of text at small font sizes.
If the Kerning option is selected on the Property inspector's Text tab, Director kerns all the characters in the cast
member according to standard kerning tables (for more information, see
properties). The setting you enter in the Kerning text box in the Text window or Font dialog box supplements the
standard kerning. (For more information, see
Finding and replacing text
Use the Find > Text command to quickly search for and replace text in the Text, Field, or Script window. All searches
start at the insertion point and search forward.
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Select Window > Text, Window > Field, or Window > Script to open the window in which you want to search.
Place the insertion point at the position where you want the search to begin.
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Select Edit > Find > Text.
In the Find box, enter the text for which you want to search.
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In the Replace box, enter the text you want to use in place of the found text.
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Click Replace All to replace all instances of the found text with the text in the Replace box field.
To specify the cast members to search, select a Search option:
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Cast Member [Cast Member Name] limits the search to the current cast member.
Cast [Cast Name] limits the search to cast members in the current cast.
All Casts extends the search to all cast members in all casts.
Set additional search options.
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Wrap-Around specifies whether Director returns to the beginning of text after it reaches the end. If you select
this option but not All Casts, Director continues searching from the top of the current text after it reaches the
bottom of the window. If you select both options, Director searches all cast members of the same type (either
text, field, or script, depending on where you initiated the search), beginning with the currently selected cast
member and returning to the first cast member of that type if necessary.
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