# Scrolling Text Box w/ Flash 5

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-box-w-flash-5/62234
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 26, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-box-w-flash-5/62234 "2004-08-26T03:47:34Z")
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### Author: ![lt\_i11a\_Carw00d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@lt\_i11a\_Carw00d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lt_i11a_Carw00d)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-box-w-flash-5/62234/1 "2004-08-26T03:47:34Z")

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How do I go about making a scrolling text box in Flash 5? I could not find a tutorial for such a thing under Flash 5…

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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 31, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-box-w-flash-5/62234/2 "2004-08-31T02:27:34Z")

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I think this is what you’re looking for… I couldn’t find one that wasn’t referencing an external text file though…

[http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorial/flash5\_external\_text/1](http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorial/flash5_external_text/1)