# Text in text box

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-in-text-box/158232>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-in-text-box/158232 "2005-08-08T13:26:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![harlcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58f4c7/32.png) [@harlcon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/harlcon)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-in-text-box/158232/1 "2005-08-08T13:26:18Z")

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i want to do an email form box like shown in the example below. The problem is i want the text to dissapear when you click in the box like it does on this site.

I have had no problem doing the text box but being new to flash i dont know how to make the text dissapear when you click in the text box thingy…

[http://www.kaseychambers.com/](http://www.kaseychambers.com/)

Click link to see what i am after, the email updates box is what i am trying to do.

Any help would be appreciated. J.