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P Note: In the
Container and Flow
section of the Properties
inspector, you can
also modify the gutter,
the space between
columns, and the
padding between the
text and the boundaries
of the text box to help
you get the exact text
layout you desire.
11 Open the text file 07SampleRealEstateText1.txt in the 07Start folder if it’s not
already open. Copy the Latin placeholder text in the About the Neighborhood
section and paste it into the two-column text box.
The text is displayed in two columns. As text in the first column reaches the
bottom of the text box, the next line appears at the top of the next column.
Modifying the text box
If your text doesn’t entirely fit in its text box, Flash displays a red cross at the
bottom-right corner. The red cross means there is overflow text that is not visible.
To see more of the text, you can enlarge the text box.
1 Select the Text tool or the Selection tool.
2 Move your mouse cursor over one of the solid blue squares surrounding the
text box.
Your mouse cursor changes to a double-headed arrow, indicating the direction
in which you can modify the size of the text box.
P Note: You can also
resize a text box by
entering new Width and
Height values in the
Properties inspector.
However, do not resize
a text box with the
Transform panel or the
Free Transform tool.
Doing so will squash or
stretch the contents of
the text box and distort
the text.
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Lesson 7
Using Text
3 Click and drag to make the text box wider or taller to fit the text.
The text box gets resized, and the text reflows to accommodate the new
dimensions.