Set Font Attributes for Slide Show Captions

PSE v.6 - When creating a slide show, I can select to "Include photo captions as text" when adding slides. The font of the included text is basic with no effects (I want it to have a drop shadow). Is there a way to set the default text attributes (color, font style, drop shadow, etc.) before adding the slides or change the text on all selected slides instead of having to do it one slide at a time?

well you can add captions below the slide , if you double click on a slide and move it , it can move around , hence you can add a caption below the slide by slightly moving up the image .

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files attach with this file. I only use Action Scripting along with
this project. I'm trying to have a line of text showing as a
caption for each images. Do you know if I need to create and xml
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mc = this.attachMovie("btn", i, i+100);
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