# Experts! wats wrong with dynamic text field?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/experts-wats-wrong-with-dynamic-text-field/264778>\
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**Created:** [June 30, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/experts-wats-wrong-with-dynamic-text-field/264778 "2008-06-30T13:48:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![nameez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/2acd7d/32.png) [@nameez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nameez)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/experts-wats-wrong-with-dynamic-text-field/264778/1 "2008-06-30T13:48:10Z")

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i just added a dynamic text field and typed some text in it when i publish flash doesnt show the text. but when i right-click select all in the text box it shows.file attached

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**Author:** ![glosrfc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/glosrfc/32/8334_2.png) [@glosrfc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glosrfc)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/experts-wats-wrong-with-dynamic-text-field/264778/2 "2008-06-30T20:54:16Z")

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Open the MC containing the text fields, then change the Edit format options by clicking on the paragraph symbol in the Text Properties window. When the Format Options window opens, remove the negative setting you have against the Left Margin property. That will solve the problem for you.