# Dynamic Text Inside "input" Boxes?!?!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-inside-input-boxes/27523>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 3, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-inside-input-boxes/27523 "2003-08-03T17:35:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kook)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-inside-input-boxes/27523/1 "2003-08-03T17:35:44Z")

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greetings, again…

can anyone out there help me out with this one?

all i need to know is…how can i get the “input” text boxes to display the clear, selectable dynamic text instead of the ugly blurry, static text? can anyone please help???

thank you all a bunch!!

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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:** [August 3, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-inside-input-boxes/27523/2 "2003-08-03T18:59:35Z")

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I dont think you can can you? I guess you could use a pixel font then put your input textbox on exact coordinates.

Regards,  
Viru.

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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:** [August 3, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-inside-input-boxes/27523/3 "2003-08-03T20:03:04Z")

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If you’re using a common font (such as Verdana), you could simply not embed the font outline.