# Text Input

### Adding the Text Input Component

Select the Text Input Component from the left panel under ***Forms & Fields*** and drag onto your screen where you can rename it for easy identification when using.

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### Set up your Component

#### Input Type

Select the Input Type based on the use of the component.

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The Input Type limits the characters and adjusts the keyboard based on your selection depending on the Device/Browser. Keyboard type is automatic and cannot be changed.

* Normal - Accepts all characters.
* Lowercase - Only accepts lower case characters.
* Password - Masks input for user passwords.
* Email - Shows email characters on Keyboard.
* Number - Accepts integers, comma (as decimal), decimal, and dash. **(Will not accept both "," and ".")**

#### Placeholder

Add a placeholder. This gives your user a hint of what should be entered.&#x20;

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#### Default Value

Enter the default value. This can be entered manually or pulled from MagicText depending on your use case.&#x20;

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### Edit the style of your Text Input

You can edit the style similar to that of other components with a few specific options.

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#### Max Length

Max length will limit the number of characters that can be input by the user. After the limit is reached, no additional characters can be entered.&#x20;

#### Auto-Focus

Auto-Focus will automatically select the text input for typing when the User navigates to the screen. This should only be selected for 1 Input Component per screen.

## Learn More

* Text Input does not currently support right to left typing for languages in iOS Native Apps.&#x20;
* Use the Text Input to create a Custom Form for uploading data into your Adalo Collection.
* Text Inputs will clear automatically after the data is used in an action. If the Data is not used in a subsequent action, it will remain until the device cache is cleared or the text is deleted manually.
* If using Text Inputs to filter lists, you should only use each input 1 time to ensure it works as expected.&#x20;

## Help

If you need additional help with this article, you can always ask in our[ community forum](https://forum.adalo.com/)! Be sure to paste the link to this article in your post as well!

Looking for more features? Check out additional components available for purchase in the Adalo Component Marketplace!


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