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3.8. Dynamic Text

Dynamic Text can be used to demonstrate grammar rules, to animate material, or to create jokes on your page.

Example #1  Development time is 30 seconds.  :       Are         you         kidding ?!

Example #2  Development time is 30 seconds.         Jane  hasn't            bought a car,                     has        she?

Example #3  Development time is 90 seconds.          Kathleen                   does likes the tool .like the tool ?


Create Dynamic Text Object:
( All commands are under  Menu -> Text-Object -> Word Swap Over-> )

Example #1.  Swapping parts and alternating punctuation .

1. Type the sentence. Separate parts of the sentence with extra space equal to at least the size of the parts.

2. Highlight the first word or phrase you want to move.
Execute Make_First_Animated_Part





3. Highlight the second word or phrase.
Execute Make_Second_Animated_Part -> Visible command.





4. Set cursor at the end of the sentence. (Do not hightlight anything).
Execute Make_End_the _Sentence command.
(if there is no reason to alternate punctuation, the step can be skipped)



5. Adjust layout.

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Example #2.  Swapping parts separated by intervening text without alternating punctuation .

1. Type the sentence. Separate the parts of the sentence with extra space equal to at least the size of the parts.

2. Highlight the first word or phrase. Execute Make_First_Animated_Part





3. Highlight the second word or phrase.
Execute Make_Second_Animated_Part -> Visible command.





4. Highlight the entire text between the first and the second parts.
Execute Make_Middle_Part command.



5. Adjust layout.

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Example #3.  Complex swapping with hiding the second part, moving and alternating text

1. Type the sentence. Separate parts of the sentence with extra space equal to at least the size of the parts.

2. Highlight the first word or phrase that you want to move. Execute Make_First_Animated_Part



3. Highlight the second word or phrase that you want to move.
Execute Make_Second_Animated_Part -> Hidden command.



4. Set the cursor after the second part.
Execute Make_Sentence_End command.




5. Substitute "period" and "question mark" with the corresponding parts of the alternative text.



6.  Highlight the fragment which was inserted in step #4 and modified in step #5.
Execute Make_Middle_Part command.



5. Adjust layout.

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♦  To keep the first letter capital, insert "HTML space" (& nbsp;) immediatelly before the capital letter.

♦  To adjust the layout, add or delete spaces between objects. For example:
<span ... >part #1</span > --- space here is correct ---    <span   ... >part #2 </span>   
<span ... >part #1</span >         <span   ... >---space here is wrong--- part #2 </span>   

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