# Dynamic text field, autosizing

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-autosizing/18805
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 21, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-autosizing/18805 "2003-04-21T12:49:06Z")
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### Author: ![rikimaru2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rikimaru2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rikimaru2)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-autosizing/18805/1 "2003-04-21T12:49:06Z")

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hi,

if i create a textfield using the dynamic text field tool and not by actionscript (.createTextField), how can i autosize the text field that was created by using the text tool??

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field-autosizing/18805/2 "2003-04-21T14:54:27Z")

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you can use use the TextField.autoSize property even if you didn’t create the TextField in actionscript… =)