# How do i make a scrolly text field scroll with buttons?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326
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**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326 "2004-08-26T22:48:49Z")
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### Author: ![chunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@chunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chunk)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326/1 "2004-08-26T22:48:49Z")

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how to i make, two buttons one named up and the other named down, scroll a text field (dynamic or static dont mind) ?

thanks in advanced for your help.

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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: [August 26, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326/2 "2004-08-26T23:13:22Z")

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[Text Scroller](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/scrolltext.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: [August 26, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326/3 "2004-08-26T23:14:49Z")

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> [@wizard](#):
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> [Text Scroller](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/scrolltext.htm) 😉

thats good ;D

but how do i get it so it scrolls all the time untill i unclick the mouse butten and then it stops ?

oh and is there a way where i can insert the text straight into the box other than going to the actions panel and typing it in ?

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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: [August 26, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-scrolly-text-field-scroll-with-buttons/62326/4 "2004-08-26T23:18:34Z")

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Using that one, I don’t know… but here’s one by Claudio, it’s a little more advanced than that one but it works great.
