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Creating font symbols

To use a font as a shared library item, you can create a font symbol in the Library panel. You then assign the symbol an identifier string and a URL where the movie containing the font symbol will be posted. This enables you to link to the font and use it in a Flash movie.

Note: When using font symbols for dynamic or input text, you must also embed the font outline information. See Setting dynamic and input text options.

For information on linking to a shared font symbol from other movies, see Using shared library assets.

To create a font symbol:

1 | Open the library to which you want to add a font symbol.
2 | Choose New Font from the Options menu in the upper right corner of the Library panel.
3 | In the Font Symbol Properties dialog box, enter a name for the font symbol in the Name text box.
4 | Select a font from the Font menu or enter the name of a font in the Font text box.
5 | If desired, select Bold or Italic to apply the selected style to the font.
6 | Click OK.

To assign an identifier string to a font symbol:

1 | Select the font symbol in the Library panel.
2 | Do one of the following:
| Choose Linkage from the Options menu in the upper right corner of the Library panel.
| Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the font symbol name in the Library panel, and choose Linkage from the context menu.
3 | Under Linkage in the Linkage Properties dialog box, select Export for Runtime Sharing.
4 | In the Identifier text box, enter a string to identify the font symbol.
5 | In the URL text box, enter the URL where the SWF movie file that contains the font symbol will be posted.
6 | Click OK.