# Locking input text boxes

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-input-text-boxes/212292
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-input-text-boxes/212292 "2007-01-09T23:20:39Z")
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### Author: ![tristan888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-input-text-boxes/212292/1 "2007-01-09T23:20:39Z")

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How can you make an input text box read-only once someone has typed something into it? (i.e. they are unable to change the contents)