# Problem with typwriter affect text

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typwriter-affect-text/28513
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 14, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typwriter-affect-text/28513 "2003-08-14T16:08:51Z")
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### Author: ![bigbadmilkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typwriter-affect-text/28513/1 "2003-08-14T16:08:51Z")

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Hi I have a typwriter affect in a movie. The problem is that i don’t know how to make the text go onto a new line , so at the moment one line is displayed and the rest of it is not visible, how do i get to insert a line in the actionscript, so that all the text appears.

I’d appreciate any 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 14, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typwriter-affect-text/28513/2 "2003-08-14T16:11:35Z")

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problem sorted don’t worry!