# How to make texbox scroll long text instead of resize textbox

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**Category:** UI\
**Tags:** textbox, text, unreal-engine, Widget, question, UMG\
**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-texbox-scroll-long-text-instead-of-resize-textbox/753339 "2023-01-20T04:00:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-texbox-scroll-long-text-instead-of-resize-textbox/753339/1 "2023-01-20T04:00:05Z")

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I need help with an issue. When i type long text such as login emails to a textbox the size of the text box expands instead of scroll the text left like a typical textbox you would expect.

[https://i.gyazo.com/fb7c552aad16fef2e1d726ae18e40667.mp4](https://i.gyazo.com/fb7c552aad16fef2e1d726ae18e40667.mp4)

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**Author:** ![Supremative](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/supremative/32/906564_2.png) [@Supremative](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Supremative)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-texbox-scroll-long-text-instead-of-resize-textbox/753339/2 "2023-01-20T09:02:32Z")

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Wrap your textbox with SizeBox or CanvasPanel:

![TextScrolling](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/0/a/d/0ad9058e5ce5122ffee3447600f190034b1c123e.gif)

![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/e/b/deb97520e80b300fee3eae50b0b8f7df6169402f.png)

![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/2/0/82062b3936545b509dd01cdcd554217d7a42a471.png)

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**Author:** ![Wickie](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Wickie](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Wickie)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-texbox-scroll-long-text-instead-of-resize-textbox/753339/3 "2023-01-20T20:18:29Z")

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Thank you for the very detailed response.