# TextFields

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields/259382>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 4, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields/259382 "2008-05-04T14:28:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Chamzee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Chamzee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chamzee)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields/259382/1 "2008-05-04T14:28:07Z")

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Hey guys,

I want to convert a textfield, containing a few words, to a movieclip.

Can this be done in actionscript 3, if so, how?

I need to convert it so i can tween the text alpha and so on.