# Converting entered text into movie clips

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**Created:** [November 4, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-entered-text-into-movie-clips/274773 "2008-11-04T17:32:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-entered-text-into-movie-clips/274773/1 "2008-11-04T17:32:39Z")

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I need to take a block of text and automatically break it into movie clips. For example:

myText = “this is a test”;

I need it to read “this is a test” and break it apart and create 4 movie clips that correspond to each word in the text.

Here’s my method:

read text and splice it into an array. That part is easy.  
Take each item in the array and convert to a movie clip… I can make that work.

HOWEVER… I’m displaying the block of text on screen and I need for each word to be clickable.

So… for each word in the paragraph you’re reading right now, I need to be able to click and do an individual action for each word…

Any input will be greatly appreciated.