# Dynamic text boxes

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-boxes/20272>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-boxes/20272 "2003-05-07T00:06:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![smartone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@smartone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smartone)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-boxes/20272/1 "2003-05-07T00:06:02Z")

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I have developt a site [http://www.momentumdesign.com.au/](http://www.momentumdesign.com.au/)

and when the dynamic text boxs in the fla file are set and I publish the swf all works BUT when I go to make changes to the text boxes copy etc I have to re size all the boxes again??

also can I link URL to dynamic text ?

Thanks

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-boxes/20272/2 "2003-05-07T02:00:18Z")

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If you are using the component “Scrollbar” , you have to put the  
dynamic text and the component in the same layer…

That way when you save your .fla and open again the dynamic text box  
will keep the same size.

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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:** [May 7, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-boxes/20272/3 "2003-05-07T02:29:40Z")

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I am NOT using scrollnbars

Thanks