Underline text in Flash

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How do I add an underline to text in Flash?

I’m creating a simple text button and want the over state to be underlined.

I don’t really want to have to go in and draw an underline. Should I perhaps do add it in Photoshop and then import it to the button over state? Is this even possible?

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Your text field should be dynamic and not static for this to work. Assuming the text field has an instance name of “mytext” you would do this:

var myformat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myformat.underline = true;
mytext.setTextFormat(myformat);
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Thanks.

Will that work in AS3.0 as well as AS2.0?

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Well, you have to say, it’s quite easy to test and answer your own question but yes it works with AS3 and AS2.

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Ah yes I should have thought of that myself. Thank you anyway.