# setFocus question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 12, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047 "2004-09-12T21:04:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jwhitmill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@jwhitmill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwhitmill)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047/1 "2004-09-12T21:04:57Z")

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I have a form with several fields for user input. I like the idea of using **[COLOR=Blue]setFocus[/COLOR]** to place the cursor in the first field when the form loads. This works fine.

However, tabbing doesn’t work to move the user to the next field.The cursor just sits there in the first field until I click in another with the mouse.

Is there a way to use **[COLOR=Blue]setFocus[/COLOR]** and still maintain the tab capability out of that field (tabbing works fine, once I’ve clicked outside the original field)?

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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 12, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047/2 "2004-09-12T23:27:50Z")

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I’m using setFocus in a login screen and I can tab. Are you only testing it within flash? Try exporting the movie and testing it in a browser window.

-Joshua

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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 13, 2004, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047/3 "2004-09-13T09:38:51Z")

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use this.

Selection.setFocus(name\_Of\_The\_TextField);

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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 13, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-question/64047/4 "2004-09-13T15:43:07Z")

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That works beautifully. Thank you!

> [@nishanthe](#):
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> use this.
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> Selection.setFocus(name\_Of\_The\_TextField);