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Create a dynamic text field
Now you'll create a dynamic text field. Instead of typing text into the field, you'll specify the variable text that loads into the field at runtime.
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In the Timeline, select the Copy layer. In the toolbox, select the Text tool. In the Property inspector, select Dynamic Text from the Text Type pop-up menu. |
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In the Font pop-up menu, select _sans. |
_sans is a device font appropriate for small text that appears on multiple computer platforms. For more information about device fonts, see Using device fonts (horizontal text only). |
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In the Point Size text box, type 12. |
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Click the Text (fill) Color box and select yellow, with a hexadecimal value of FFCC00. |
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In the Line Type pop-up menu, select Multiline, which is for multiple lines of text that will wrap. |
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On the Stage, click below the logo. Drag the pointer to create a text field the width of the logo text and the approximate depth of the vertical line that's grouped with the logo, as shown in the following illustration. |
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In the Property inspector, type textField in the Var text box. |
The text file that will load into the dynamic text field, as seen in the following illustration, includes text that names the variable: |
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