# Help needed with scrollable text!
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrollable-text/131
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 6, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrollable-text/131 "2002-07-06T13:20:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Doing\_Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Doing_Time)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2002, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrollable-text/131/1 "2002-07-06T13:20:26Z")
I want that the text move upwards or downwards when im pressing the up or down button. I already tried the tutorials from kirupa but there I must release the up or down button each time.
I use this code:
on (press) {
currentScroll = l1.scroll;
if (Number(currentScroll)\>1) {
l1.scroll = currentScroll-1;
}
}
but what i want is that the text move up or down when i still pressing the button (Like the scroll buttons from window). Not press, release. press, release.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2002, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrollable-text/131/2 "2002-07-07T07:27:43Z")
You need to use a looped controler clip.
(huh, what’s that?..)
on the button, use on (press) {controllerUp.gotoAndPlay(2)}; and on (release, releaseOutside) {controllerUp.gotoAndStop(1)};
where controllerUp is a 3 frame clip with only actions in it.
so this clip contains:
frame 1: stop
frame 2: pathToScrolledObject.scroll++; //change to – in controllerDown clip to scroll…well, down…might be the opposite
frame 3: gotoAndPlay(2); //loops the clip, which controls and scrolls, as long as the button is pressed.
so you got two controller clips which get activated by the up&down buttons and scroll your stuff as long as the button is pressed.
was that detailed enough?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrollable-text/131/3 "2002-07-10T19:26:14Z")
how would you do it with a rollover as a scroll command?