Macromedia studio 8-exploring studio 8 User Manual

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Add the second text box
Now you will add the second text box, which will hold the description text 
for each menu item.
To add a text box for the descriptions:
1.
Click outside the Stage to deselect the text box you created in the 
previous section.
2.
In the Tools panel, click the Text tool.
3.
In the Property inspector, enter 12 in the Font Size text box.
4.
Still in the Property inspector, deselect the bold icon. 
5.
Select Multiline from the Line Type menu.
6.
With the Text tool, draw another text rectangle on the Stage, filling the 
lower part of the blue shape you created earlier, below the rectangle you 
drew in 
7.
In the Tools panel, click the Selection tool.
8.
With the second text rectangle still selected, go to the Property inspector 
panel and enter the following values:
Text Type: Dynamic Text
InstanceName: description_txt
X: 85
Y: 45
Font: Verdana
Font Size: 12
Color: White
The Property inspector with the correct values entered
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