The scrolling text javascript does as you would expect and scrolls text across your web page. This particular scrolling text javascript can be used to draw attention to headings or news you want your visitors to read. The scrolling text javascript works well as an advertising banner because it can be used in conjunction with images and hyperlinks to draw your visitor's attention to the advert and entice them to click through to your affiliates web site. The scrolling text javascript offers an alternative to animated gif's or flash banners.

The drawback of using the scrolling text javascript is scrolling text can be distracting to people viewing your page. I generally use the scrolling text javascript only when necessary and limit the use of scrolling text to one or two places on a page. When used sparingly the scrolling text javascript can emphasise a message, too much scrolling text can cause eye strain, headaches, or just confuse the person visiting your page.

This scrolling text javascript is highly customisable and can be adjusted to display any length of message. The speed at which the text scrolls across the page can also be varied.

The javascript is actually scrolling text across a text box which can look in my opinion look less than aesthetically pleasing. By using a little CSS you can make the text box the same colour as the background. Using the CSS on the text box gives the illusion that the text appears to be scrolling across your page and not a text box.

Scrolling Text Javascript

Simply click inside the window below, use your cursor to highlight the javascript, and copy [Control]+C the javascript into a new file in your text editor (such as Note Pad) and save [Control+S]