# Dynamic Text Masking
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 29, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034 "2003-07-29T16:24:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@grandsp5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandsp5)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/1 "2003-07-29T16:24:33Z")
Is there a way I can use a mask over a dynamic text box? When I do, the text in the box doesn’t show up.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/2 "2003-07-29T16:32:25Z")
yeah the only way you can have masked dynamic text (or stretch and rotate dynamic text for that matter) is to embed the font used in the textfield in the flash movie, you do this by clicking the Character button in the properties panel when you’ve selected your textfield and check the ‘All Characters’ option in the font embed options
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/3 "2003-07-29T16:34:18Z")
Perfect. Thanks a lot
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/4 "2003-07-29T16:59:47Z")
You don’t necessarily have to embed the font to mask dynamic text… 😛
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/mask\_device\_fonts.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/mask_device_fonts.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/5 "2003-07-29T17:02:19Z")
yay! this might help solve my font problem.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/6 "2003-07-29T17:08:25Z")
OK!
Good luck and let me know how it turns out. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/7 "2003-07-29T17:08:41Z")
That is for masking static text device fonts isnt it? Im looking to mask dynamic text
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/8 "2003-07-29T17:09:21Z")
It’s the same thing… :sigh:
Well, not exactly the same thing but it works too.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/9 "2003-07-29T17:12:32Z")
It will work for masking dynamic device fonts?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/10 "2003-07-29T17:14:30Z")
Yep… it works.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/11 "2003-07-29T17:16:43Z")
Ok. I’m playing with it now and I’ll let you know later.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/12 "2003-07-29T17:21:26Z")
Doesn’t work for me. Even their demo doesn’t work for me when I download it.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/13 "2003-07-29T17:24:02Z")
Update your Player… ?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/14 "2003-07-29T17:25:34Z")
It works on their site. The demo they have on that link I can see. But when I download the fla it doesnt work properly. ??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/15 "2003-07-29T17:26:28Z")
Ah weird. It works if i view it through the html clip. I have to publish it then open the swf through the html. It doesnt work with just the swf opening.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/16 "2003-07-29T17:29:52Z")
**Update your Player.**
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/downloads.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/downloads.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/17 "2003-07-29T17:31:46Z")
Cool. Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-masking/27034/18 "2003-07-29T17:32:32Z")
No problem…