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**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 13, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438 "2003-08-13T19:40:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:**  [@ffoeg78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ffoeg78)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/1 "2003-08-13T19:40:33Z")
I have set up a text box, and I need to set up external links…html links.
Is there a way to link text to an external url…like an href tag or something. Or do i have to make a separate graphic text button for each link and place it over the word in the text box to make it look like a link.
Thanks
Ffoeg
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/2 "2003-08-13T19:42:45Z")
no, use HTML tags in your texts (dynamic!)
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/3 "2003-08-13T19:55:35Z")
I am not sure where to put my code. Everytime i try to write it right in my text block it just appears as code, not as functioning
html. Is there something i have to do to get this option working.
I have a text block, it is scrollable, and dynamic text is selected. The text is not being called from an external file though. Is this still workable?
Thanks
Ffoeg
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/4 "2003-08-13T20:24:49Z")
You have to assign the text to the TextField through its htmlText property.
[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dictionary745.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary745.html)
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/5 "2003-08-13T20:50:29Z")
Has anyone been having trouble getting flash to read html links in a static scrollable text box. I have a text box set up, and i have a link that needs to be externally linked to a url. How can i assign an html link to text within flash.
I try render as html, but it does not recognise it, is there special flash/html code?
Thanks
Ffoeg
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/6 "2003-08-13T21:02:37Z")
There’s no need to start a new thread. :sigh:
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/7 "2003-08-13T21:07:39Z")
Oops sorry, I am new to all these boards, thought maybe someone else might have some input. I guess multiple posts wont help eh?
Cheers
Ffoeg:-\
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/8 "2003-08-13T21:21:40Z")
Anyway, have you tried searching the forum? There are several posts about this. :-\
If you _can’t_ find anything, attach the FLA so I can see what the problem is.
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**Author:**  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-text-linkage/28438/9 "2003-08-19T19:40:54Z")
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