To create a Scrolling text in your flash document, follow the steps below.

1. Open a Flash document and place a text box using the Text tool on the stage.

2. Choose the following parameters for the text box you just inserted.

    � Text: Dynamic

    

    � Choose Multiline

    

    � Type the following code in the Var text box.

_root.text1

    

3. Create buttons that are used for scrolling Up and down.

4. Create a Movie Clip name it �scrollUp�.

5. Create 3 KeyFrames in the first layer.

6. On the 1^st Frame click, Right click –>Actions, choose the �+�Global Functions –> Timeline Control –> Stop;

7. On the Second frame, type the following action script:

_root.text1.scroll–;

8. In the 3^rd Frame, type the following Action code:

gotoAndPlay(2);

9. Copy the scrollUp movie clip and name it �scrollDN�. Click the instance tab and type scrollDN in the instance text box.

10. Edit the second frame scrollDN and type the following action script:

_root.text1.scroll++;

11. Go back to the main time line, drag both the movie clips you created. Name both the movie clips instances as scrollUp and scrollDN respectively.

12. Create 3 layers in the main Time line and name them:

    � Text

    � Arrow

    � Circle

13. Insert the buttons and double click it to view the editing mode.

14. Select the actions for the UP button and type the following action code:

on (press) {

tellTarget(_root.scrollDN) {

play();

}

}

on (release) {

tellTarget(_root.scrollDN) {

stop();

}

}

15. Select the actions for the Down button and type the following action script:

on (press) {

tellTarget(_root.scrollDN) {

play();

}

}

on (release) {

tellTarget(_root.scrollDN) {

stop();

}

}

16. Save your work and Test movie.

    

Download .fla File of Scrolling Text

Download .swf File of Scrolling Text