# Creating a ticker

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 29, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316 "2003-06-29T01:05:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![homestarunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@homestarunner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/homestarunner)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316/1 "2003-06-29T01:05:59Z")

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hehe could someone plz tell me how to make a ticker… im sure it cant be to complicated. Basicaly what i want to do is make a scrolling ticker going sidewise below the screen… you know those news report things on the botom of the screen that give u updated information. much like that. Help would be luvely thank u

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316/2 "2003-06-29T01:42:14Z")

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something like this might help you: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316/3 "2003-06-29T09:12:36Z")

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Scrolling Text Marquee

1. Open a new image and set the image to 20 high by 400 wide

2. Select the Type tool. Type in a long text statement that you want to scroll, in the font you want at 12 pt, bold. The example here will be “The Weather is hot and muggy in the summer but cold and dry in the winter.” Use the arrow tool to move this text to the right of the stage.

3. Click on frame 200 and hit your F6 key to insert a keyframe. Use your arrow tool on frame 100 to move your text to the left of he stage, but at the same horizontal location.

4. Click back on frame 1. Open your Frame panel and select tweening = motion.

5. Play your movie.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-ticker/24316/4 "2003-06-29T09:16:43Z")

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I THINK THAT’S THE EASIEST WAY I COULD THINK OF 😉