# Why won't my text field update in the SWF?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-text-field-update-in-the-swf/253043>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 26, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-text-field-update-in-the-swf/253043 "2008-02-26T18:31:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmwagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cmwagner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmwagner)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-text-field-update-in-the-swf/253043/1 "2008-02-26T18:31:07Z")

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Maybe this is an extremely simple question, and I’m just showing myself to be a n00b - but I had to make some kerning changes (space between letters) in one of my dynamic text boxes (it is inside a movie clip on my timeline, so I can animate it - simple animation, alpha change from 0-100, and shrinks from really large to readable).

The problem? When I publish, or even test the movie, the text returns to it’s original setting, rather than the changes I just made.

I’ve cleared out all old SWF files. I’ve cleared and recreated the tweens on the Movie Clip. I’ve done everything I believe I should need to.

So, why won’t the text edit update in the movie?