GUILayout.BeginScrollView cant seem to change where the box I create is positoned.

Hi Bunny and thank you for answering my question - before I accept it as correct I just want to make sure I get everything clear - I have wrapped my code with the "beginarea" and have been able to position it where I want it. What I dont fully understand is your last paragraph and the reason as to why I cannot scroll now. I have made the "scrollview" the same size and the scrollbar does appear, but it wont scroll up. I do have a Peice of code that forces it down but it doesnt seem to be affecting it in anyway in this case. Have tried commenting it out with no change.

here is the relevant code now with your input:

  Vector2 scrollPosition = new Vector2(0, 0);  // variable      
 
 
  GUILayout.BeginArea(new Rect(0, Screen.height - 255, 450, 222));
 
         scrollPosition = GUILayout.BeginScrollView(new Vector2(0, Screen.height -255), GUILayout.Width(450), GUILayout.Height(222));
 
         foreach (var cm in chatHistory)
         {
             GUILayout.Label(cm);
         }
 
 
         GUILayout.EndScrollView();
 
         GUILayout.EndArea();
 
         currentMessage = GUI.TextField(new Rect(0, Screen.height - 25, 450, 25), currentMessage);
         currentMessage = Regex.Replace(currentMessage, @"[^a-zA-Z0-9/ ]", "");