# Getting coordinates of TextEvent, or Link

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-coordinates-of-textevent-or-link/232821>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 18, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-coordinates-of-textevent-or-link/232821 "2007-07-18T03:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![mightyRGB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@mightyRGB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mightyRGB)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-coordinates-of-textevent-or-link/232821/1 "2007-07-18T03:30:55Z")

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Hi everyone,

Is there a way to get the coordinates of a word or line of text in a textfield in AS3?

Thanks