# Text Field

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/21574
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/21574 "2003-05-23T06:40:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![wadoodahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@wadoodahmed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wadoodahmed)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/21574/1 "2003-05-23T06:40:13Z")

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Hi all you guys out there  
First tell me id there any way thru which i can tell the registration point of a TEXTFIELD.  
Do reply as soon as possible  
Wadood

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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: [May 23, 2003, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/21574/2 "2003-05-23T06:52:10Z")

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where are u guys kindly find out the solution for my problem

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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: [May 23, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/21574/3 "2003-05-23T07:53:09Z")

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hmmm… in MX… put an instance name of your textfield. then simply add this code:

xpos = textFieldName.\_x;  
ypos = textFieldName.\_y;

Hope it helps.