# Scrolling text?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text/202226>\
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**Created:** [September 28, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text/202226 "2006-09-28T21:04:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![wideyed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wideyed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wideyed)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text/202226/1 "2006-09-28T21:04:58Z")

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this is a very simple question. in flash mx i used a text box and would drag a srcoll component to the box and there would be my scrolling text box.  
in flash mx2004 i cant find the scroller component. how do i make text simply scroll?  
help please, i know this is a dumb easy question, but im new at mx2004.  
thanks