This tutorial will show you how to create
simple Hyperlinks in you dynamic text box. Before doing this
tutorial it is recommended you complete the dynamic text box
tutorial found
HERE.
[ you will have created the above when
finished
]
Creating It The following steps will explain how to create link in a
dynamic text box:
First create your dynamic text box and
attach your scroll bar if required. How to do this is
explained in the tutorial found
HERE.
Once you have created your text box, copy
and paste the following text into it:
[ copy the above text into your dynamic
text box ]
If you followed the steps above, your stage
should look similar to the following image:
[ how your stage should look ]
Once the text box is created and the text
pasted, select the text box and take a look at the
properties panel. Here you will find the "Render text as
HTML" button. When you have this button selected it allows
us to format the dynamic text and when exported will save
these changes as HTML formatting.
[ select the Render text as HTML button ]
Now that the "Render text as HTML" button is
pressed we have the option to format individual selections
of text with out it affecting the rest of the dynamic text.
It also opens up the option to insert a link on the link
line in the Properties Panel.
So now select the text you want to make a Hyperlink and type
in the URL of where you would like it to link too. For
example, if you highlight the text sintax321.com, you would
enter the URL in the URL field of your properties panel:
[ enter the URL in the URL field of the
Properties Panel ]
We can also change where the site targets with the
properties panel. You will notice to the right of the link
line there is a target drop down menu. There you will find
the 4 default target options:
[ html target options ]
Before when you tired to change the color of just a
certain selection of it would affect the whole text box. Now
we can change individual selections so we can make our links
stand out.
Select the link or text you would like a different color and
adjust the color in the Properties Panel. We can also change
the size, the font, and the bold or italic with out
affecting the rest of the text:
[ formatting options
for your text ]
So, as you can see, the "Render text as HTML" button allows us a wide variety
of control over our dynamic text boxes. We can have
different colors, different fonts, special formatting, and
Hyperlinks all in one dynamic text box. With out the "Render
text as HTML" button dynamic text boxes don't seem so
dynamic.
I have provided the source code in case you are
interested in seeing how my animation turned out:
Links
in a Dynamic Text Box
