# Scroll bar in MX2004? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 11, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961 "2004-09-11T21:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@mpr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/1 "2004-09-11T21:32:07Z")
quick question here: i’m making a simple scrolling textbox via MX2004. but i’m following the [MX textscroller tut](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/textscroller.htm) and the problem is that, as i found out, MX 2004 doesn’t have the scroll bar component that you drop onto the textbox you made as the tutorial instructions indicate. or does it? i suppose i’m asking that if it doesn’t, what do i do to substitute? thanks in advance! mpr :goatee: ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/2 "2004-09-11T21:37:55Z")
yea i just ran into this problem myself, i don’t see it anywhere, ugh ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/3 "2004-09-11T21:41:50Z")
you can download the extension from Macromedia Exchange called Flash MX Components ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/4 "2004-09-11T22:13:44Z")
> [@3rdeye](#): > > you can download the extension from Macromedia Exchange called Flash MX Components where does one go about finding that? Thats a huge site…a spicific location there would rock and roll \m/ thanks! ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/5 "2004-09-11T22:49:06Z")
it’s a great resource, very important to know how to navigate it and find stuff… do a search in the exchanges for: Flash MX Components for Flash MX 2004, V1.5.0 or filename: FlashMXUIComponents1.mxp ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/6 "2004-09-11T22:56:22Z")
The update for flash mx 2004 v7.2 brought back the scrolling textbox component ---
**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:** [September 11, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/7 "2004-09-11T23:16:20Z")
The text area component was to replace the scrollbar (its basically a textfield with scrollbars wrapped up as one). By popular demand, as edskey pointed out, it was brought back in the 7.2 update. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/8 "2004-09-12T16:49:21Z")
thanks a lot guys times 10 times 10, this works, ciao ---
**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:** [September 12, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/9 "2004-09-12T17:48:12Z")
ditto…much appreciated1 ---
**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:** [September 13, 2004, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/10 "2004-09-13T09:58:36Z")
You can use ScrollPane too. if you dont mind about the file size. FMX 7.2 update has UIScrollBar. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/11 "2004-09-13T14:34:19Z")
is there anyway to change what the scroller looks like besides for the tint and alpha channel? like it’s graphics…i would assume no, but it don’t hurt to ask ---
**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:** [September 13, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/12 "2004-09-13T20:03:38Z")
look in your library, in the “Flash UI Components” folder, then in “Component Skins” folder, then \ the “FScrollbar Skins” folder… and edit to your hearts content… \ ---
**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:** [September 14, 2004, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/13 "2004-09-14T04:58:17Z")
hi! thanks to this thread i finally got a scroll bar working… i was wondering… how to set an defined area like a text box where you can have images and text in one?(that can be scrolled of course! thanks in advance ---
**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:** [September 18, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-in-mx2004/63961/14 "2004-09-18T23:34:01Z")
i still cant figure out exactly how to do this. i use the UIscrollbar, and drag it on top of the text box, but it doesnt work. am i supposed to do it in a more complicated way?