# Multiple columns in a text scroller?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-columns-in-a-text-scroller/135543
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 28, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-columns-in-a-text-scroller/135543 "2005-01-28T04:02:01Z")
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### Author: ![majjee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@majjee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/majjee)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-columns-in-a-text-scroller/135543/1 "2005-01-28T04:02:01Z")

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Hi all –

Can anyone help a n00b out?

I’m trying to add a scroll bar to a list of performance dates for my girlfriend’s [**music site**](http://www.robinwynn.com/), because we’ve recently booked so many gigs, there’s not enough room. (Growing pains, I guess… see the dates page if you’re interested). Flash MX seems to make dropping a scroll bar onto a dynamic text field pretty easy; my problem is I can’t figure out how to keep my columns in the dates list once I make the switch from static to dynamic text.

Previously, I just made separate (static) text fields for the different columns, and left-justified each field. That worked better than trying to use the space bar to line up columns in a single text field. What I’d love is some tab stops, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen.

Thanks in advance.  
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