# Disable Tabbing totally

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-tabbing-totally/207853>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 22, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-tabbing-totally/207853 "2006-11-22T04:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![codemonkeypete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b77776/32.png) [@codemonkeypete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/codemonkeypete)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-tabbing-totally/207853/1 "2006-11-22T04:07:17Z")

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Hi guys. I ve been reading up about disabling tabbing in flash, and know about the standard features:  
FocusManager, focusenabled, \_focusrect… but none seem to make tabbing COMPLETELY disabled from get-go(flash file load). I need my flash file to be completely tab disabled, for ALL elements. tried: \_global.FocusManager.enabled = false; - still let me sort through tabs.  
I think, at one stage, i was able to make it not set focus intially, but once i select an input field, i am able to tab through. As stated above, it needs to be totally disabled. is there a way of making the tab key do nothing, perhaps?  
…  
ie: make an invisible button(i know, circa flash5, but im lost to ideas)  
on(keyPress “\<Tab\>”) {  
dont bloody do anything at all damnit!  
}

any help would be very very appreciated.