# How do you control 'tab' order of text entry fields?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 26, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976 "2002-09-26T20:59:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![3dron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/2acd7d/32.png) [@3dron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3dron)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976/1 "2002-09-26T20:59:48Z")

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When I tab around my form it jumps all around. Is it based on the order of creation of the text field?

How can I change (correct) the ‘tab’ order?

Thanks

Ron R

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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:** [September 26, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976/2 "2002-09-26T23:58:47Z")

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976/3 "2002-09-27T06:29:15Z")

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where is this?

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-control-tab-order-of-text-entry-fields/5976/4 "2002-09-27T09:05:47Z")

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fields you want to tab, set tabEnabled = true, all other, including clips and buttons, set to false, then set up a custom tab order for the ones you want to tab with tabIndex,  
post is here:  
[http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5662](http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5662)