# Dynamic textbox automatic resize?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 3, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275 "2002-10-03T06:11:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Danneman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danneman)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/1 "2002-10-03T06:11:01Z")
Hi!
Im wondering if there is a way to make the dynamic textboxes automatically resize themselves to the size of the text that it finds in a textfile?
The way it seems to work now is that the rest of the text get hidden in the bottom…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/2 "2002-10-03T06:23:35Z")
You can use the scrollbar componant. It would be easier and cleaner.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/3 "2002-10-03T06:35:51Z")
Yes, I guess that would look better.
Still, Id like to get rid of those scrollbars.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/4 "2002-10-03T06:37:17Z")
You can change the colors of scrollbars if that is what you are worried about.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/5 "2002-10-03T06:44:17Z")
If not, then try this…
```auto
_root.createTextField("myBox", 1, 275, 200, 100, 100);
myformat = new TextFormat();
myformat.font = "Verdana";
myformat.size = 10;
myformat.color = 0x000000;
_root.myBox.selectable = false;
_root.myBox.autoSize = "left";
_root.myBox.border = true;
_root.myBox.text = "This is in Line 1
This is in Line 2";
_root.myBox.setTextFormat(myformat);
```
Change the text in \_root.myBox.text to see it resize.
**EDIT:** Another way to add lines…
```auto
_root.createTextField("myBox", 1, 275, 200, 100, 100);
myformat = new TextFormat();
myformat.font = "Verdana";
myformat.size = 10;
myformat.color = 0x000000;
_root.myBox.selectable = false;
_root.myBox.autoSize = "left";
_root.myBox.border = true;
_root.myBox.text += "This is in Line 1
This is in Line 2
";
_root.myBox.text += "This is in Line 1
This is in Line 2
";
_root.myBox.text += "This is in Line 1
This is in Line 2
";
_root.myBox.text += "This is in Line 1
This is in Line 2
";
_root.myBox.setTextFormat(myformat);
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/6 "2002-10-03T06:49:58Z")
Hey, thats great 🙂 Thanx alot!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/7 "2002-10-03T06:51:43Z")
No problem:)
If you have any questions, just post 'em
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/8 "2002-10-03T07:09:10Z")
I sure will 🙂
Best flasher-forum Ive been to so far, thats why Im hogging it 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textbox-automatic-resize/6275/9 "2002-10-03T07:13:28Z")
We try:)