# My Scrolling Text Doesn't Scroll!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 17, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821 "2002-10-17T03:31:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kelly\_Nunes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@Kelly\_Nunes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kelly_Nunes)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821/1 "2002-10-17T03:31:20Z")

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Ok guys,

That same problem from last night is still occuring. I did exactly what the tutorial stated, but it doesn’t scroll. From all that I have done it appears that it might have something to do with the formatting of the text file - not sure though. would someone please look at my attached files and see if they can figure out what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks,

Kelly

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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:** [October 17, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821/2 "2002-10-17T03:44:09Z")

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I found the problem.

In your text file… you include the symbol “&”

This is a symbol that is used in Flash, therefore, Flash converts it as that symbol and not the text file symbol.

I tried the HTML way of inserting that symbol, but it didn’t work.

Not sure how to fix this problem, but if you replace “&” with the word “and” everything works fine.

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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:** [October 17, 2002, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821/3 "2002-10-17T03:51:29Z")

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I LOVE YOU!!!

thanks,

Kelly

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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:** [October 17, 2002, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-scrolling-text-doesnt-scroll/6821/4 "2002-10-17T03:52:39Z")

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I am glad I could help you out :beam: