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Adding a plain text description

You add a text description by simply entering the text in the Description text box in the Component Description dialog box.

To add a plain text description for a component:

1 | Select the component in the Library panel (Window > Library).
2 | Choose Component Definition from the Library options menu.
3 | In the Component Definition dialog box, click the Set button next to the Description text box.
4 | In the Component Description dialog box, select Description Is Plain Text.
5 | Enter the text description in the Description text box, and click OK.
| The plain text description is viewable in the Reference panel after you add the component files to your Macromedia Flash MX application folder (see Making the component available for Flash documents.
6 | Save the file.

Once you have added the component to Flash, you can view the plain text description you assigned to it.

To view the plain text description for a component you have created:

1 | Select an instance of the component on the Stage and click the Help button in the Property inspector.
2 | Choose Help on This Component from the pop-up menu.