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    Certain Type Characters won't show up

    when i preview my pixel font in font book apostrophes show up, how every when i try to use them in flash i get a rectangular box that shows up. any solutions?

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    If it is static text, try breaking it apart, if it is dynamic, try embedding it

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    it is dynamic and i have embedded it.

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    Can you post the .fla ?

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    You'll also need to send me the font

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    how can i send you the font, if i try to upload it the way i did the file it donesn't work...

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    Can you zip it ?

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    I see the ' fine, I published as Flash 8 & MX just to be sure
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    then what's the deal with me? i'm using MX and i am having problems!!!!

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    I don't know, Try using static text and break it apart

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    do you think reinstalling might help??? or is it like a different problem?

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    You could try, I had a bad font problem with MX a while back, I upgraded to 8 and I have no problems

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    if i already started something in MX, and i upgrade to 8, will the files still be compatible? and i can continue working on the files?

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    Yes, you can open an mx file in 8 !!

    Believe me with the filters and wonderful text options it is well worth it

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