/* Open a new FLash file (ActionScript 3.0). Select TimeLine --> Top Layer --> Frame 1 Select Window --> Actions (F9) Copy and paste this snippet Observe the Stage */ // create a simple text field var ourText_txt:TextField = new TextField(); ourText_txt.text = "This is some text"; ourText_txt.x = 200; ourText_txt.y = 200; // ourText_txt. addChild (ourText_txt); // From Essential ActionScript by Moock