# Time Machine - multi-document viewer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-machine-multi-document-viewer/86400>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 12, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-machine-multi-document-viewer/86400 "2005-04-12T18:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![cyranojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cyranojoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cyranojoe)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-machine-multi-document-viewer/86400/1 "2005-04-12T18:26:45Z")

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I’m trying to create a “time machine” for a website about Los Angeles. If it works, the user would be able to navigate a large document about events in LA’s history. Bad news is, I’m a relative beginner at Flash.

For the finished version, I’d like the user to see a TV-like console. On the TV’s screen is the content of the document(s). Below is a (editable?) readout showing the date, and a set of dials – or maybe something more akin to the DeLorean’s readout in “Back to the Future”.

The user would use the dials to slide through the dates, or enter in a specific date they’re interested in going to using the readout.

For the initial version, I just want to be able to click through the document(s). I picture splitting up my original doc into several smaller bites, and each click would call up the new document into Flash. Problem is, I don’t know how to change the document being called.

Is this reasonable? Am I foolish to try if I don’t know how to do this part?

Thank you TONS for any help you can give!  
Joe