# Use textFormat from parent swf?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-textformat-from-parent-swf/303507>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-textformat-from-parent-swf/303507 "2010-01-21T11:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@toffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toffe)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-textformat-from-parent-swf/303507/1 "2010-01-21T11:36:28Z")

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I want to use the same text format for two swfs.

I have already specified the format in main.swf and now I also want to use the same text format in a child swf called about.swf.

I tried

```auto
.setTextFormat(_root.holder.myFormat);

```

but it does not work.

The hierarchy is:

index.swf  
main.swf (loaded into a mc called holder from index.swf)  
about.swf

What is wrong?