# Text Box Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-box-problem/34173>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 29, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-box-problem/34173 "2003-10-29T05:54:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kovax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kovax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kovax)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-box-problem/34173/1 "2003-10-29T05:54:53Z")

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I would like to create text fields of a specific size without distorting the text inside. The problem is that everytime I create a text field, and then modify its width and height to an exact pixel size, the text is transformed along with the resize. I want the text size to stay the same. Any suggestions for a proper order to create and resize a text field so this doesn’t happen?

Thanks.

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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:** [October 29, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-box-problem/34173/2 "2003-10-29T09:23:36Z")

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Click twice on the text field to edit it, and drag the little square that will appear at the bottom right corner of the text field. 🙂

Or you can set it by using ActionScript through its [font=courier new]\_width[/font] and [font=courier new]\_height[/font] properties.