Text is horizontal by default. However, static text can also be aligned vertically.

You can use most common word-processing techniques to edit text in Flash. Use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands to move text in a Flash file as well as between Flash and other applications.

1. Select the Text tool .
2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), select a text type from the pop‑up menu to specify the type of text field:

   Dynamic Text

   Creates a field that displays dynamically updating text.

   Input Text

   Creates a field in which users can enter text.

   Static Text

   Creates a field that cannot update dynamically.

3. For static text only: In the Property inspector, click Change Orientation Of Text  and select a direction for text orientation and flow. (Horizontal is the default setting.)
4. On the Stage, do one of the following:
   • To create a text field that displays text in a single line, click where you want the text to start.
   • To create a text field with a fixed width (for horizontal text) or fixed height (for vertical text), position the pointer where you want the text to start and drag to the desired width or height.
   Note: If you create a text field that extends past the edge of the Stage as you type, the text isn’t lost. To make the handle accessible again, add line breaks, move the text field, or select View > Pasteboard.
5. Select text attributes in the Property inspector.

1. Select the Text tool .
2. Do one of the following:
   • Drag to select characters.
   • Double-click to select a word.
   • Click to specify the beginning of the selection, and Shift-click to specify the end of the selection.
   • Press Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Macintosh) to select all the text in the field.

1. Click in an existing dynamic text field.
2. In the Property inspector, make sure Dynamic or Input is displayed in the pop‑up menu.
3. Enter an instance name for the text field.
4. Specify the height, width, and location of text.
5. Select the font and style.
6. In the Paragraph section of the Property inspector, specify one of the following options from the Behavior menu:

   Single line

   Displays the text as one line.

   Multiline

   Displays the text in multiple lines.

   Multiline No Wrap

   Displays text in multiple lines that break only if the last character is a breaking character, such as Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

7. To enable users to select dynamic text, click Selectable . Deselect this option to prevent users from selecting dynamic text.
8. To preserve rich text formatting (such as fonts and hyperlinks) with the appropriate HTML tags, click Render Text As HTML .
9. To display a black border and white background for the text field, click Show Border Around Text .
10. (Optional) In the Var box, enter the variable name for the text field. (Use this option only when authoring for Macromedia Flash Player 5 from Adobe or earlier.)Beginning with Macromedia Flash MX (version 6), you assign the text field an instance name using the Property inspector. Although you can use the variable name method with dynamic text fields for backwards compatibility to Macromedia Flash 5 and earlier versions, Adobe doesn’t recommend this, because you can’t control other text field properties, or apply style sheet settings.
11. Click Character Embedding for embedded font outline options:

    Don’t embed

    Specifies that no fonts be embedded.

    Auto fill

    Click Auto Fill to embed all of the characters from the selected text field.