# Quick Input Text Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 16, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292 "2004-06-16T17:49:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![seanbez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@seanbez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seanbez)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292/1 "2004-06-16T17:49:33Z")

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HI Everybody

I know it exists, but I just can’t figure it out.

from the site I created, [www.performancescope.com](http://www.performancescope.com)

the login is obviously input text.

How can I have the text disappear when the user clicks into the login field?

Any ideas?

Appreciate it.

Sean

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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:** [June 16, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292/2 "2004-06-16T18:20:16Z")

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1. Create an Input Text textfield
2. Name it input\_txt
3. Add this to the timeline:

```auto
input_txt.onSetFocus = function () {
	this.text = "";
};

```

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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:** [June 16, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292/3 "2004-06-16T18:27:24Z")

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Awesome. That does the trick.

Thanks for you help, and for teaching me a new command.

It is much appreciated.

Sean

> [@seanbez](#):
>
> HI Everybody
> 
> I know it exists, but I just can’t figure it out.
> 
> from the site I created, [www.performancescope.com](http://www.performancescope.com)
> 
> the login is obviously input text.
> 
> How can I have the text disappear when the user clicks into the login field?
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Appreciate it.
> 
> Sean

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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:** [June 16, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-input-text-question/113292/4 "2004-06-16T18:33:39Z")

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You’re welcome! :thumb: