# Changing from \*text\* to "formatted" text!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-from-text-to-formatted-text/80530>\
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**Created:** [February 22, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-from-text-to-formatted-text/80530 "2005-02-22T22:05:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mathmatikal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mathmatikal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mathmatikal)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-from-text-to-formatted-text/80530/1 "2005-02-22T22:05:32Z")

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I have a .fla where it in the content area…it only shows the text as “plain text”…what I want to do is to have it where it will show as “formatted” text…you know…with “bold” and “underline” and the like…I would also like to change the font.

Can anyone help me ?