# Can YOU help?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help/56701>\
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**Created:** [July 6, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help/56701 "2004-07-06T22:27:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![bman\_006](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bman\_006](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bman_006)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help/56701/1 "2004-07-06T22:27:46Z")

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yeah i need some help, what i wanna do is have a flash movie look like someones typing, like it looks like it is in DOS, where u hve the flashing square. i have an example of what i wanna do

[www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail106.swf](http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail106.swf)

does anyone have a tutorial of how to do that? also, does it require lots of knowledge of code? iv been usin flash for about a month, but i havent studied the code too much. if i can copy and paste it thats fine.

any help would be GREAT!!!