Easy Flash scrollbar AS2

Step 1

• Create a new Flash Documet, take the Text Tool (T),
• open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3)
• set the Dynamic Text.

Step 2

• Using drag and drop technique, create a “rectangle” in whic you’ll add some text. see  the picture Fig 2.

Fig 2.

Step 3

• Select the drawn “rectangle” open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) and set the options from the Fig 3.

Fig  3

Step 4

Now , right click on the created “rectangle” and choose Scrollable, see Fig4 .

Fig 4.

Step 5

• Copy a large text from somewhere and paste it in the created ”rectangle” (area for text) or type any text in that “rectangle” see Fig 5.

Fig 5

Step 6

• Create two buttons in Flash, they will use for text scrolling, see fig 6.

Fig 6.

Step 7

• Select the “UP” button, open the Action Script Panel (F9) and paste this script:

on (release) {
scrollbar.scroll -= 1;
}

• For the “DOWN” button, open again the Action Script Panel (F9) and paste this script:

on (release) {
scrollbar.scroll += 1;
}

Step 8

• Test it ! (Ctrl+Enter)

Download the source Scrollbar.zip