# Best way to make scrollable text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-make-scrollable-text/281751>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 12, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-make-scrollable-text/281751 "2009-02-12T22:34:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@RGS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RGS)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-make-scrollable-text/281751/1 "2009-02-12T22:34:46Z")

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Anyone know how to make scrollable text on mouse over ( the text will scroll upward or downward depending on the position of the mouse to explain myself =)). Im using AS2; is AS even needed…

It would be nice too, if the you can control the speed of the text.