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# Scroll options properties

These properties control how **text items** appear and move within the **scrolling text element**.

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## **Scroll Options**

### **Text Scroll Options**

Determine how new text is introduced into the scrolling text element:

| **Option**                             | **Description**                                                                                                               |
| -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Line by Line**                       | Displays one line at a time. Each line is shown separately, and the next line appears only after the previous one disappears. |
| **Directly After Previous Text**       | New text is placed **immediately after** the previous text, ensuring a continuous scrolling effect with no gaps.              |
| **When Previous Text is Scrolled Out** | New text starts **only after** the previous text has **fully disappeared** from view.                                         |

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### **Additional Settings**

#### **Concatenate Multiple Text Lines to One Single Line**

* If enabled, **hard returns (line breaks)** inside a single text entry are **removed**.
* The entire text is treated as **one continuous line** during scrolling.
* Cannot be used in combination with **Line by Line** mode.

#### **Do Not Scroll When the Text Fits**

* When enabled, PADS4 calculates whether the **entire text (including separators)** fits within the **element area**.
* If the text fits, it will remain **static** instead of scrolling.
* If the text **exceeds** the element area, scrolling will **automatically start**.

#### **Show Changes in Text Immediately**

* When connected to a **data source**, enabling this setting ensures that **any text updates are reflected immediately**.
* The scrolling process is **aborted**, and the **new text begins scrolling immediately**.

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## **Remarks**

* **"Line by Line" mode** cannot be used with **"Concatenate Multiple Text Lines to One Single Line"**, as they **conflict in behavior**.
* Ensuring **seamless scrolling** requires careful configuration of **text length, separator spacing, and update frequency**.