# tabIndex problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/290046>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 9, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/290046 "2009-06-09T02:16:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![icekomo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bcef8e/32.png) [@icekomo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekomo)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex-problem/290046/1 "2009-06-09T02:16:51Z")

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I look over some older posts and they didn’t seem to be having the problem I am.  
I have 2 input text fields on the stage. I have set there tabIndex for each of them, but for some reason I having to press the tab button 2 times to get the 2nd text field. When I press it the first time, it takes me somewhere but I am not able to do anything.

Here is my code:  
tabEnabled = true;

form\_email\_value.tabIndex = 1;  
form\_message\_value.tabIndex = 2;

Any ideas as to what it could be seeing?

Thanks!