# Retain Text Format

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retain-text-format/288072>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 10, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retain-text-format/288072 "2009-05-10T20:44:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![rserge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@rserge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rserge)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retain-text-format/288072/1 "2009-05-10T20:44:52Z")

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I was wondering if there is a way to retain the format, such as bold, italic, or plain styles when pasting text into a flash textbox.