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Flash Tutorial - Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text

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Step Nine: Scroll Buttons - ActionScript

1. Select your Scroll Button Up MC on your stage and give it the following instance name: scrollUp
2. Select your Scroll Button Down MC on your stage and give it the following instance name: scrollDown
3. Attach the following ActionScript to the scrollUp button:
   
   on (press) {
       //sets the direction that the text should scroll and then runs the function
       _root.scrollDirection = "up"
       _root.scrollText()
   }
   on (release) {
       //stops the actions under the enterframe from continuing
       delete _root.onEnterFrame
   }
   on (releaseOutside) {
       delete _root.onEnterFrame
   }
   
4. Attach the following ActionScript to the scrollDown button:
   
   on (press) {
       _root.scrollDirection = "down"
       _root.scrollText()
   }
   on (release) {
       delete _root.onEnterFrame
   }
   on (releaseOutside) {
       delete _root.onEnterFrame
   }