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About component label size and component width and height

If a component instance is not large enough to display its label, the label text is truncated. If a component instance is larger than the text, the hit area extends beyond the label.

If you use the ActionScript `_width` and `_height` properties to adjust the width and height of a component, the component is resized but the layout of the content remains the same. This may cause the component to be distorted in movie playback. You should use the Free Transform tool or the `setSize` or `setWidth` methods of the individual component objects. For more information about sizing components, see information on the individual component types in this chapter.