Tutorial: Flash Text
Useful for graphic text that needs to remain text for ease of update, this solution is available entirely within Dreamweaver®. A fast solution, Flash text is also about the only thing that can be scaled up inside Dreamweaver® without any quality loss.
As one can see, there are pros & cons to this technique. Before this becomes a standard solution used out of habit, some points must be considered:
Pros
> graphic type on the web
> fast rollover navigation technique
> cool
Cons
> lack of transparency
> text source cannot be a database
> text is not searchable
1. Place the cursor on the page where the Flash text is to go.
2. Insert Bar > Common Tab > Media icon (7th from left) > Flash Text
3. Fill out the dialogue, choosing text & font, color, rollover color, link, .swf file name, etc.
4. Resize & apply CSS class as/if needed.
Done.
Note: The generated .swf file gets put at the same directory level as the file the Flash was generated for (html, php, asp, etc.). Moving this into a more appropriate location, like the 'images' folder or something more specific, is good file management & highly suggested.
As one can see, there are pros & cons to this technique. Before this becomes a standard solution used out of habit, some points must be considered:
Pros
> graphic type on the web
> fast rollover navigation technique
> cool
Cons
> lack of transparency
> text source cannot be a database
> text is not searchable
Accomplishing Flash Text from Dreamweaver® 8
1. Place the cursor on the page where the Flash text is to go.
2. Insert Bar > Common Tab > Media icon (7th from left) > Flash Text
3. Fill out the dialogue, choosing text & font, color, rollover color, link, .swf file name, etc.
4. Resize & apply CSS class as/if needed.
Done.
Note: The generated .swf file gets put at the same directory level as the file the Flash was generated for (html, php, asp, etc.). Moving this into a more appropriate location, like the 'images' folder or something more specific, is good file management & highly suggested.