# External Text Formatting

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-formatting/198485
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 25, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-formatting/198485 "2006-08-25T13:34:53Z")
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### Author: ![alanmace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@alanmace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alanmace)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-text-formatting/198485/1 "2006-08-25T13:34:53Z")

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I’m working on a website that has externally referenced text loaded in as a variable. The client wants to make part of it bold and another part italicized. Anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?