Edit Flash text without opening Flash?

In earlier versions of Dreamweaver, it was wasy to click on a flash text objet and edit the font and text. Now, in CS4, it defaults to the whole Flash program, which is most annoying. Is there a way to "unhinge" this function so that it works the old way?

calling text from an external txt file into flash has been an
option for as long as i can remember -
that said, there are hundreds of resources online for using
external text with flash. I recommend
going to www.kirupa.com where they have a very well written
tutorial on this with a source file.
hope this helps.
--> Adobe Certified Expert *ACE*
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Dan Raborn wrote:
> Hello everyone, I am relatively new to Flash, although I
have used it on and
> off a little here and there for several years... Anyway
my questions is this...
> I would like make some of the content on my flash site
to be editable using
> simple text pad and uploading the text. If anyone could
explain the background,
> or point me to a tutorial or resource I would greatly
appreciate it. smile.gif
>

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