Indesign CS4 - Export to SWF and font issue

Hello,
How do you embed a font in an Indesign CS4 document when you are going to export it to an SWF file?
I have an Indesign CS4 document that uses a particular font. This document is then exported to an SWF file which is then uploaded in our intranet website. When users view the internal website, the SWF font uses a different font like Times New Romans. I do not get this issue because I have the particular font used in that document installed on my machine.
Are there any work arounds for this issue other than distributing the font used in that exported SWF file?

InDesign should embedd fonts by default when exported to swf... may be you have some protected font in use? do you have problems with other fonts too? Quick and dirty workaround is convert your text to outlines... not good one but fast...

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Path: /Applications/Adobe InDesign CS4/Adobe InDesign CS4.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe InDesign CS4
Identifier: com.adobe.InDesign
Version: 6.0.0.352 (6000)
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