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Static text published for Flash Player 8 does not appear on Flash Player 7

Issue

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Static text in a SWF file published for Macromedia Flash Player 8 does not appear if viewed in Flash Player 7.

The following steps illustrate this issue:

1. In a document open in Macromedia Flash 8, choose File > Publish Settings, click the Flash tab, and choose Flash Player 8 for the version.
2. Click OK.
3. Create a static text field.
4. Type some text.
5. Publish SWF.
6. Play SWF in Flash Player 7.

The static textobject does not appear in Flash Player 7.

Reason

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Flash 8 provides developers greater control of font rasterization, letting them specify the anti-aliasing properties for fonts. The improved anti-aliasing capabilities are available only when publishing SWF files for Flash Player 8. This also means that SWF files published for Flash Player 8 use these advanced properties. Consequently, static text in these SWF files will not be rendered by earlier Flash Player versions.

Ref. (131886)

Solution

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Developers needing to accomodate visitors who have not upgraded to Flash Player 8 should republish the SWF file using an earlier Flash Player version.

1. Open a FLA file published for play with Flash Player 8
2. Open the Publish Settings dialog box (File > Publish Settings), click the Flash tab and select Flash Player 7 from the Version pop-up menu.
3. Publish the SWF with these settings.

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