# My symbol can't insert into my insert texrt

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951 "2004-07-27T10:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![karena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c89c15/32.png) [@karena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karena)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/1 "2004-07-27T10:44:25Z")

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help ~~help~~~~~ …i burden here!!!pls help…  
i have few button to let user click and the symbol will insert into the input text…  
i change my input box to ‘symbol’ but i facing the problem that i can’t insert character other than symbol…  
pls check it out my fla and try out…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/2 "2004-07-27T11:30:50Z")

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here is the solution for what i have understood;  
add the “not shown symbols” to character set of the input box.

P.S= i did it with your fla,and it works…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/3 "2004-07-28T02:03:50Z")

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sorry…i not sure what is “not shown symbols” u mean?izzit in the properties 1?  
sorry n sorry again…can u post the fla that u tried?  
thankx

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/4 "2004-07-28T02:22:46Z")

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see the image if you need more help

but you can select which characters of a font to include in a swf movie. select the text box, then the characters option menu, type your custom character in the “And these characters” box

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/5 "2004-07-28T03:23:56Z")

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i tried but still cant insert my ‘angle symbol’ and ’ triangle symbol’ inside the character box

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/6 "2004-07-28T06:51:16Z")

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i don’t know why is it happening but the triangle symbol is shown as “D”…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-symbol-cant-insert-into-my-insert-texrt/58951/7 "2004-07-29T03:01:23Z")

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anyone pls help…urgent