How do I make quote spawn after an event?

I'm trying to make a character talk after he is freed and have that come up as a quote, which is really easy. I set the x and y position where it should spawn, but when i play it, it says that I need to create an instance for the message when i freed the prisoner. But how do i link the instance to event/action?

if you mean you get an error on preview that the instance of the sprite is missing from the layout then thats the problem

make sure you have the sprite or text or anything you spawn inside or outside the layout first

You have to have at least one instance of something somewhere in your project to be able to spawn it. A good practice is to make a blank layout and put all object you spawn in it. then you can use them