# Question about scrollbar in Flash MX

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/66754
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 8, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/66754 "2004-10-08T17:03:12Z")
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### Author: ![raceyblood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@raceyblood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raceyblood)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-scrollbar-in-flash-mx/66754/1 "2004-10-08T17:03:12Z")

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I am trying to make a scrolling text box that I learned on this site. I’ve done everything the lesson says, it was laid out nicely, but I see no text in my box from the .txt file and my scrollbar never looks like a scrollbar. It is just a blank white box.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!