# Text Off the edge to forever

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-off-the-edge-to-forever/52722>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 26, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-off-the-edge-to-forever/52722 "2004-05-26T19:37:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![webelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@webelf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webelf)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-off-the-edge-to-forever/52722/1 "2004-05-26T19:37:59Z")

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I’m having issues with creating a dynamic scrolling text box. The issue is that when I insert my text into the text box most of it disappears off the edge of the text box. Is there a setting or something that I have missed?

What cause that and what is the fix for it?