# Aligning textbox

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-textbox/173062>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 20, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-textbox/173062 "2005-12-20T21:16:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![xtinarox26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f14d63/32.png) [@xtinarox26](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xtinarox26)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-textbox/173062/1 "2005-12-20T21:16:37Z")

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hey guys!

i’m trying to align my textboxes going horizontal instead of vertical & spaced out a bit…what would i change the x & y to? i know i don’t know my math.  
help,  
thks!

```auto
 
Creating text box
  this.createEmptyMovieClip("albumnames"+t,900+t);
  albumname_mc = this["albumnames"+t];
  albumname_mc.createTextField("albumnametxt"+t,1000+t,0,0,60,20);
  var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  my_fmt.color = 0xFF0000;
  my_fmt.font = "Verdana"
  my_fmt.size = 12;
  albumname_mc["albumnametxt"+t].text = this.imageList_xml.firstChild.childNodes[t].attributes.albumname;
  albumname_mc["albumnametxt"+t].setTextFormat(my_fmt);
  albumname_mc._x = 600;
  albumname_mc._y = t * 20;
  albumname_mc.sett = t;
  albumname_mc.onRelease = function()
  {

```