# flash

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## [Sin Waves](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sin-waves/186555)

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**Author:** [@Torq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Torq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sin-waves/186555 "2006-04-24T05:04:37Z")

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Hey, I'm trying to get basic sin functionality and I'm having some troubles. It looks fine for P1 (you'll see what I mean) in combination with M1-5 or S1-5. P1/S5/M5 looks nice. Most of the other combinations look nice…

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## [Resize Images: Upload or Viewing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-images-upload-or-viewing/186720)

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**Author:** [@jbailey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbailey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-images-upload-or-viewing/186720 "2006-04-24T04:21:41Z")

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Hey everyone, I am using the \[photo gallery (click to view tutorial). However, I'm trying to determine what is better: \*\*Resizing images to fit the photoGallery's size requirements via Uploading (e.g. PHP) or Resizing…

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## [Could you take a look at this button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-you-take-a-look-at-this-button/186715)

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**Author:** [@noobie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noobie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-you-take-a-look-at-this-button/186715 "2006-04-24T03:36:18Z")

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Basically it's on loop so you might want to stop the animation. Is there a tutorial for a similar effect? I tried using a mc in the over state of a button I created but it isn't quite as smooth as this. :be: http://ww…

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## [A Listener to many buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-listener-to-many-buttons/186586)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-listener-to-many-buttons/186586 "2006-04-24T02:16:53Z")

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Hi Guys, Just a quick logical question. I have a listener object, and I have around 4 buttons on the stage. I add this same listener object to each of the 4 buttons. Now when I get an onRelease event, how do I know…

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## [Hittest On Draggable Block](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-on-draggable-block/186259)

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**Author:** [@Bobocop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bobocop)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-on-draggable-block/186259 "2006-04-24T00:53:55Z")

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I know there's alot of hittest questions/answers out there but I can't find anything to modify for my needs. I have a few blocks on stage (26) and they are all the same size and are Movie Clips, each block represents a…

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## [(php) Mailform and HTML tags](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mailform-and-html-tags/186711)

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**Author:** [@Macro\_design](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macro_design)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mailform-and-html-tags/186711 "2006-04-23T23:05:44Z")

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Hi I'm currently trying to create a mailform which supports HTML tags. I'm sending the mail out from my flash file to a .php file, which sends the email. However, when I receive the mail, the link disappears. So I lo…

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## [One Button to turn music ON/OFF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-button-to-turn-music-on-off/11297)

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**Author:** [@advan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/advan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-button-to-turn-music-on-off/11297 "2006-04-23T22:08:26Z")

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I've tried for hours n hours.. I still can't figure this out:-\\ How can I use ONE button to toggle the sound ON or OFF... if the sound is off the button will turn the sound on and if the sound is on and playing, the b…

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## [Rollover linking menu to image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-linking-menu-to-image/186705)

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**Author:** [@ExoVoid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ExoVoid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-linking-menu-to-image/186705 "2006-04-23T20:49:15Z")

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Hi y'all, I've been working on a side project for my school, and am working on doing a campus map in flash for the school website. I have a side menu, which lists all the building names, and all the buildings layed out a…

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## [Loading within an external movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-within-an-external-movie/186616)

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**Author:** [@Catalist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Catalist)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-within-an-external-movie/186616 "2006-04-23T20:39:33Z")

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Example/ Movie1 loads external Movie2 Movie2 attaches the loading bar "loader" Within loader there is a bar, that bar's width depends on the var picPercent on the Movie2 timeline. So I used onClipEvent(ente…

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## [Loading external text, thru movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-thru-movie-clips/186195)

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**Author:** [@shanna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shanna)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-thru-movie-clips/186195 "2006-04-23T19:49:34Z")

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Hi everybody. I am currently having problems with my menu on http://xplicitone.com/sites/nicci1.html The layout is incomplete but I am having a hard time edit the menu. The site is made for a model who has no flash know…

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## [FMX2004-probably really simple?! next frame action](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx2004-probably-really-simple-next-frame-action/186666)

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**Author:** [@deansawyer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deansawyer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx2004-probably-really-simple-next-frame-action/186666 "2006-04-23T19:00:35Z")

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HELP! Ok well i got this from one of the tut's on here, basically it allows me to move over a little animation of a button and then rollout and it dissapears as easy as it came in. Its great, it works but i am having t…

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## [Replacing movieclip in grid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replacing-movieclip-in-grid/186690)

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**Author:** [@Peterhead\_Dave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Peterhead_Dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replacing-movieclip-in-grid/186690 "2006-04-23T18:26:35Z")

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I have the following code, which takes a movieclip, square, and duplicates it to square0, square1 etc etc... xgridlines = 10; ygridlines = 10; distance = 60; setProperty ("square", \_visible, false); k = 0; for (j=0…

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## [Transparent mask problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-mask-problem/186683)

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**Author:** [@lucid212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucid212)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-mask-problem/186683 "2006-04-23T17:45:38Z")

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I want to make a mask transition effect but transparent don't work can i get a solution! http://geocities.com/dutch\_delusion/trans.fla thx kirupa

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## [Loading a random swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-random-swf/186576)

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**Author:** [@dibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dibble)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-random-swf/186576 "2006-04-23T16:37:03Z")

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I want to load a random swf from a group of 6. Basically from the intial page i want the user to press a button and this then displays one of the 6 swfs randomly. I have saved my swf files as numbers 1-6.swf and saved …

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## [Text fields in a scroll pane](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-fields-in-a-scroll-pane/186676)

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**Author:** [@fanmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fanmap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-fields-in-a-scroll-pane/186676 "2006-04-23T16:13:08Z")

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This is what im trying to do......i want to load multiple dynamic text fields with scroll bars inside of a bigger scrollpane, so that im able to see maybe 4-5 text fields in the pane at once, and if i want to see the res…

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## [Full page flash query](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-page-flash-query/186454)

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**Author:** [@chaq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chaq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-page-flash-query/186454 "2006-04-23T13:19:50Z")

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Hi, Can we use layers 2 overlap two flash movies? Please take a look at http://portfolio.everydayicons.jp/ When i shrink the IE window, the copyright text will move together with the window while the main movie rem…

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## [Access DataGrid within own class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-datagrid-within-own-class/186319)

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**Author:** [@schnizZzla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schnizZzla)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-datagrid-within-own-class/186319 "2006-04-23T11:58:41Z")

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Hello guys, I have the problem to access all methods of a DataGrid instance within my own class. System: Flash 8, AS2 I have two files: mp3Player.as mp3Player.fla The scene is simple: Library consists of the…

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## [Dynamically loading sounds and movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loading-sounds-and-movies/186651)

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**Author:** [@foodpk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foodpk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loading-sounds-and-movies/186651 "2006-04-23T11:32:18Z")

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Hi! I haven't seriously done flash for a while now because I've focused more on other things and I'm now a bit out of the flow when it comes to Flash 8. Now, previously I had made an image viewer by making a PHP file par…

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## [KDE Wipes V2 - how do i loop it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kde-wipes-v2-how-do-i-loop-it/186654)

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**Author:** [@evil\_genius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evil_genius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kde-wipes-v2-how-do-i-loop-it/186654 "2006-04-23T09:56:33Z")

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I need this animation to loop rather than 'restart' with a button. i've looked at the script and tried, but i'm not really an AS person - so any help would be great. I did search the forum and i tried to bring back the…

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## [Ripple Efect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ripple-efect/183377)

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**Author:** [@arturo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arturo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ripple-efect/183377 "2006-04-23T08:43:31Z")

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hi, I was wondering if there's a ripple effect with flash 8?, like when you throw something in the water? Thanks in advance! Arturo

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## [Intro/Outro in the same swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-outro-in-the-same-swf/185442)

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**Author:** [@btibia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/btibia)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-outro-in-the-same-swf/185442 "2006-04-23T06:07:41Z")

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\[FONT=Tahoma\]Hi guys, One small quetion, how can i make something like a transition (intro/outro) in the same .swf. For exemple i have 3 buton, and when i press btn1 the first animation plays, but at frame 10 it's stop…

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## [Make this script only run for finite number of frames?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-this-script-only-run-for-finite-number-of-frames/186623)

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**Author:** [@Tientao](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tientao)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-this-script-only-run-for-finite-number-of-frames/186623 "2006-04-22T22:56:49Z")

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Hello I am a total noob, I saw this example script and got it to work, and I want to use it for only certain frames, but the effect it produces shows in every frame of my show. How can I make it only produce the effec…

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## [Dynamic Loading + Timing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loading-timing/186617)

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**Author:** [@zicemaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zicemaster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loading-timing/186617 "2006-04-22T22:08:34Z")

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I'm having a few problems with loading swf after swf. I want one swf to load after another has loaded and so on... Down a long chain until everything is loaded. I know this code doesn't work... But it shows you what I'…

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## [n00b needs help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/n00b-needs-help/186565)

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**Author:** [@ploppy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ploppy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/n00b-needs-help/186565 "2006-04-22T21:59:38Z")

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Hi guys. can anyone tell me what these statements are telling me? if (!fit) { \_root.pc.p1.gotoAndStop("empty"); fit = 1; trace ("1"); } else { \_root.pc.p1.gotoAndStop(\_root.link); } // end if stop (); …

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## [Strange.... What gives?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-what-gives/186614)

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**Author:** [@zicemaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zicemaster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-what-gives/186614 "2006-04-22T21:49:08Z")

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This has been working perfect for making draggable elements on stage. nav.dragArea.onPress = function() { nav.startDrag(); }; nav.dragArea.onRelease = function() { nav.stopDrag(); }; But I just can't get it…

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## [Arrow Keys](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrow-keys/186606)

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**Author:** [@akraix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akraix)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrow-keys/186606 "2006-04-22T21:32:52Z")

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Im making a game that involves moving the character with the arrow keys. I want to know the code to make him be able to move move at a set speed on the X and Y axis. Thank you

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## [Spiral flowers!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spiral-flowers/186354)

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**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spiral-flowers/186354 "2006-04-22T19:57:43Z")

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I am looking to draw some simple flower stem shapes (not the actual flower heads) in actionscript. I have been experimenting with various different methods of spirals and drawing lines but I am having difficulty putting …

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## [Calculating the angle between 2 movies clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-the-angle-between-2-movies-clips/186353)

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**Author:** [@leraptor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leraptor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-the-angle-between-2-movies-clips/186353 "2006-04-22T19:49:03Z")

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Hi, How can I calculate the angle made by 2 movie clips. Each one represent a line. Thanks,

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## [MC Button Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-question/186604)

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**Author:** [@Hosen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hosen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-question/186604 "2006-04-22T19:44:16Z")

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Hello, I created this file so you can see. I have MC button, and in its "rollover" event, shows 2 more buttons (in this sample it is a Button Symbol). One directs you to Scene 2, and the other to Scene 3. The problem…

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## [How do you make your browser window to scroll to top?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-browser-window-to-scroll-to-top/186599)

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**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-your-browser-window-to-scroll-to-top/186599 "2006-04-22T18:55:09Z")

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Hi there, I am working on a flash site where the user scrolls down in their browser to view all of the content, the problem is that when the user goes to the next page of the site the browser is still scrolled down to th…

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