5.+Add+Email+&+Contact+Info

On most home pages you will either want to have your contact information available or have a place easily seen for people to get this information. In the case of my example, I want it available right on the front page. It will be in the bottom left box.

1. Select the text tool from the tools menu. IN the properties panel you will need to make all the changes you want to your text. For my example I will use the following; Verdana Font, Bold, Size 10 with the color of white (#FFFFFF). I want the format to be at the left alignment since I am in the left hand box at the bottom. 2. For the text type please choose STATIC TEXT since nothing here will change unless manually changed by the designer.

3. Click and drag a text box the width of the bottom left section.

4. Type in all the text you need. To move down a line use the ENTER key on the keyboard. Using the selection tool, you can resize the text box with the handles in the corners and move the box to where you want it by putting the arrow in the center of the text box and dragging to where you want it. The properties panel will allow exact placement with the X & Y coordinates under position and size.

5. Now I want to change the email address into a link. Highlight the email address from the text box with the text tool and press CTRL-C to copy it. On the properties panel under the OPTIONS section there should be an empty text field for LINK:. Type in 'mailto:' and the past in the link. This gives you a direct link to an email program with the 'TO' field already filled in. If you want it to have an underline below it, you will have to manually use the ruler tool to draw this in. There is no mechanism for underline in Flash CS4. (The one you see on your stage will not appear when you publish the movie - it is an internal reminder only).

6. Your page should now look like this.