MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX, Use Manual

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To embed a font in a movie with Lingo:
•
Use the
recordFont
command. See
recordFont
in the Lingo Dictionary.
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 defined.
3
Enter text.
The new text cast member appears in the first available position in the current cast, and 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
Select 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.
The 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.
Drag