Using Director > Text > Creating text cast members

 

Creating text cast members

You can create text within Director or import text from external files.

 
Creating text in Director

Director provides two ways to create text cast members: directly on the Stage or in the Text window.

To create text cast members directly on the Stage:

1

Click the Text tool in the Tool palette.

2

Drag the pointer on the Stage to create a text cast member.

You cannot adjust the height of the text object at this point—the height adjusts automatically when you add text.

When you release the mouse button, a text insertion point appears in the area you just defined.

3

Enter text.

The new text cast member appears in the first available position in the current cast; the sprite is placed in the first open cell in the current frame in the Score.

To create text cast members in the Text window:

1

Choose Insert > Media Element > Text.

If the Text window is already open, click the New Cast Member button to create a new text cast member.

2

Enter text in the Text window.

Text you enter appears in the first available cast position, but it is not automatically placed on the Stage.

3

To change the width of the cast member, drag the bar at the right edge of the cast member.