# Createtextfield where do I go wrong?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-where-do-i-go-wrong/163570>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 23, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-where-do-i-go-wrong/163570 "2005-09-23T14:18:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createtextfield-where-do-i-go-wrong/163570/1 "2005-09-23T14:18:11Z")

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```auto

	_root.createTextField("username1", 1, 10, 10, 200, 20);
	//username1.type = "dynamic";
	username1.embedFonts = true;
	username1.border = true;
	username1.text = "Show this";
	username1.selectable = false;
	//username1.autoSize = true;
	defaultFormat = new TextFormat();
	defaultFormat.font = "Verdana";
	defaultFormat.textColor = 0x000000;
	username1.setTextFormat(defaultFormat);

```