# How do you make a typing field? For writing names etc

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**Created:** [May 23, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-typing-field-for-writing-names-etc/284066 "2014-05-23T13:51:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-you-make-a-typing-field-for-writing-names-etc/284066/2 "2014-05-23T15:39:34Z")

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You will need to do your own implementation on blueprint, atleast before UMG will be relesed, which will let you use Slate (Unreal UI system which editor use) in Blueprint, that currently is only accessible via C++. Heres some sarting poin if you interesed:

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