# Displaying text dynamically with an external text file HELP PLEASE

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**Created:** [October 16, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-text-dynamically-with-an-external-text-file-help-please/166050 "2005-10-16T14:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgiblin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3d9bf3/32.png) [@cgiblin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cgiblin)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-text-dynamically-with-an-external-text-file-help-please/166050/1 "2005-10-16T14:50:26Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to display text dynamically from an external .txt file. Also, I would like the text to have scrolling capabilities and the ability to format in HTML (i.e. I want to put in hyperlinks).

Thank You!