# TextField to MovieClip or Shape

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-to-movieclip-or-shape/245922>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 5, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-to-movieclip-or-shape/245922 "2007-12-05T14:57:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![lunetics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lunetics](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunetics)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-to-movieclip-or-shape/245922/1 "2007-12-05T14:57:53Z")

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“How” can a TextField be converted to a MovieClip or a Sprite object?