# Masking dynamic text boxes?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamic-text-boxes/108939
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 29, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamic-text-boxes/108939 "2004-04-29T23:28:20Z")
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### Author: ![WarpSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@WarpSpider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WarpSpider)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamic-text-boxes/108939/1 "2004-04-29T23:28:20Z")

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is that possible? Can’t seem to do it, when I do, they just disappear behind the mask and everything else shows. Am I doing something wrong?

Appreciate the help,  
Ken

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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: [May 5, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamic-text-boxes/108939/2 "2004-05-05T16:43:41Z")

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Read this --\> [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/maskfonts.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/maskfonts.htm)