# Simple "input text" Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-input-text-question/156059>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-input-text-question/156059 "2005-07-22T04:27:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gregory\_NICE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gregory\_NICE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gregory_NICE)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-input-text-question/156059/1 "2005-07-22T04:27:37Z")

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Hi

I’m teaching myself ActionScript and the book I’m reading just got into input text capabilities.

The book shows me how to link input text to a variable and output that text to the output window using trace.

My question is: how can I display the text that the user input onto the actual movie. For example… if I wanted the visitor to type their name into the input text box and click Submit and then a phrase shows up with their name such as “Hold on Name, my site will be done soon.”

How do I reference that variable and have it actually display in my movie?

Thanks,  
Gregory