# 'formatting tags' external text file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-tags-external-text-file/155026>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-tags-external-text-file/155026 "2005-07-14T08:24:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![urlastflashguru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/67e7ee/32.png) [@urlastflashguru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/urlastflashguru)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-tags-external-text-file/155026/1 "2005-07-14T08:24:13Z")

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i want to load external text file in mx2004…i want html tags to format text file (so that it will appear in swf.) …for exmaple for bold ittalic and different color…is there any tutorial or useful link u know…plz give me ref.

thanks