# How to create a ScrollBar?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 21, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137 "2004-08-21T00:56:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![SilentMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SilentMind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilentMind)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/1 "2004-08-21T00:56:14Z")

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Hello!

Im doing this kind of thing in flash, and Im using a dynamic textbox, that shows an external .txt file. And the text is to long for the textbox, so you cannot see all the text.  
So I was wondering, how to do a standard/typical scrollbar for the textbox?  
Im using: Flash MX 2004 pro

Thnx!

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### Author: ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/2 "2004-08-21T01:09:49Z")

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You could get the scrollbar component.

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### Author: ![SilentMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SilentMind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilentMind)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/3 "2004-08-21T01:49:31Z")

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I dont have any scrollbar in my components. :puzzle:

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### Author: ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/4 "2004-08-21T02:05:51Z")

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That’s why I said _get_ the scrollbar component. Go to the Macromedia Exchange and search for Flash MX Components. The Macromedia Exchange is easy to find if you search for it at [http://www.Macromedia.com](http://www.Macromedia.com)

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### Author: ![SilentMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SilentMind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilentMind)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/5 "2004-08-21T13:04:37Z")

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Thnx, Krilnon! 😃

Sry for not understanding it at the moment, but I was just tired. I guess anyone would be tired at 3 in the morning (im in sweden) after a long day. 😛

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### Author: ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/6 "2004-08-21T13:09:53Z")

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upgrade to 7.2, that comes with a scrollbar component

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### Author: ![SilentMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SilentMind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilentMind)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-scrollbar/120137/7 "2004-08-21T13:32:07Z")

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> upgrade to 7.2, that comes with a scrollbar component

I’ll upgrade then! I guess it also comes with other handy stuff.
