HTML in Flash Text

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  • HTML in Flash Text

    How to display a flash textbox with HTML formatting

    You might have wondered how a textbox in flash can be formatted using HTML tags. This tutorial teaches you how to preserve rich text formatting in a flash textbox like font, font style, hyperlink, paragraph, and other text parameters, using the appropriate HTML tags.

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    Follow the steps given below:

    Creating HTML Rendering Textboxes in Flash

    1. The Dynamic and Input textboxes can be made HTML Rendering.
    2. Create a Dynamic Textbox and select 'Render text as HTML" from the Properties inspector, don't forget to enter a variable name say, 'dyn_txt'.

    

    3. To format the text in Bold/Italics, open Actions window (F9) and type the following code:

    dyn_txt = "<b>This text is in Bold</b><br>";
    dyn_txt = "<i>This text is in Italics</i>";

    4. Values can also be concatenated using '+' sign. Other HTML tags for Fonts can also be used with these Textboxes as shown below:

    dyn_txt = "<font color='#"+990000+"'><b>First line Text in Bold Red color</b><font>";
    dyn_txt += "<br><font size='20'>2nd line Text with font-size 20.<font>";

    5. Hyperlinks and Paragraphs can also be done as shown below:

    dyn_txt="<br><p align='center'>Center aligned Paragraph Text in Italics</p>
    <a href='http://www.smartwebby.com'><b>Smartwebby.com<b></a> to visit the site";

    Note: The Input text can also be rendered in HTML in a similar way by selecting the Input option from the Properties Inspector.

    Software Required

    
    

    Compatible Versions of Flash for this Tutorial

    Flash CS5 Professional | Flash CS4 Professional
    Note: For uses of lower versions of Flash some visual interface images would differ.
    Recommended Version: Adobe Flash CS5 Professional

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