Simple sliding menu

first off … i am not a novice user, but this is just killing me. :puzzle:

i can’t seem to add static text to any of the areas in this sliding menu:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/slidingmenu.htm

the only way it seems to work is if i break it apart??? which is the way it has been done with the tute.

if anybody has an idea … well you win the million dollar question.

thanks! :thumb: