# Begin in textfield

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/begin-in-textfield/218125>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 5, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/begin-in-textfield/218125 "2007-03-05T09:16:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![twix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@twix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/twix)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/begin-in-textfield/218125/1 "2007-03-05T09:16:22Z")

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Hi.  
everyone notice how when you goto [google.com](http://google.com) that the textfield is already slected and ready to type even though you didnt click it?  
thats what i am trying to acheive. how do i do this in flash?