# Dynamic text - auto sizing the height?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-auto-sizing-the-height/256290>\
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**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-auto-sizing-the-height/256290 "2008-04-01T17:55:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-auto-sizing-the-height/256290/1 "2008-04-01T17:55:46Z")

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Dear All  
I have several dynamic text fields that are going to be in a column. I am going to use these fields with xml files for the user to update. Hence I don’t really know how long the text is going to be. I can set a max size by creating a dynmaic text box that has several lines. However, if the user only inserts a few words I am gonig to be left with a lot of empty space a the bottom of the text box.  
HOw do I set the text box so that its size automatically adjusts up and down to the size of the text that’s going into it.  
Many thanks  
Edward