The textExtend tool is used inside the Flash MX 2004/Flash 8 authoring environment to expand the text editing capabilites on static textfields.
This tool, which isonment to expand the text editing capabilites on static textfields.
This tool, which is added as a Flash panel, can be used to change the letter casing of words or sentences, insert special characters simply by clicking on them, create bulleted or numbered lists and change the indentation or line spacing.
Features:
Change letter casing
Change the letter casing of all of the text in a static textfield or specific words or sentences. Simply select the text to change and click on the desired button. Text can be converted to upper case, lower case, capitalised by sentence or capitalised by word.
upperCase:
Converts the selected text to upperCase.
lowerCase:
Converts the selected text to lowerCase.
Capitalise (by sentence):
Capitilises the first letter of each sentence selected.
Capitalise (by word):
Capitilises the first letter of each word selected.
Insert special characters
Special characters can be inserted in your textfields simply by clicking on the desired character, without having to type the ASCII character code. Use the "config" option to customize the list of special characters available to suit your needs.
Format text
You can change the line spacing, add bulleted points, add automatic line numbering or indent/outdent lines of text at the click of a button by using the built-in text formatting tools.