# Scrollable Text From A Text File In Flash 5

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollable-text-from-a-text-file-in-flash-5/18534
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 17, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollable-text-from-a-text-file-in-flash-5/18534 "2003-04-17T17:54:36Z")
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### Author: ![aman16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@aman16](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aman16)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollable-text-from-a-text-file-in-flash-5/18534/1 "2003-04-17T17:54:36Z")

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Hello

I would like to make some scrollable text using text from a .txt file. I dont really need an actual scrollbar, i just need the up and down buttons. I have looked at various tutorials and looked at other posts but am still confused. Most of the tutorials i’ve seen have been for Flash MX and I need one for Flash 5. Could anyone please explain to me how i could accomplish this but could you please explain in basic terms as I am quite new to flash and am already getting confused. Any help would be very much appreciated

Thank You

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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: [April 22, 2003, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollable-text-from-a-text-file-in-flash-5/18534/2 "2003-04-22T09:42:38Z")

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Hi,  
If you go to[http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/scroll\_object/index.shtml](https://http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/intermediate/scroll_object/index.shtml) this is a scroller in F5.  
If the link doesn’t work, goto [www.actionscript.org](http://www.actionscript.org) , then to the tutorial section and look for tute 17 ( I think)  
Hope that helps

SteveD