# textBlock to Variable

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textblock-to-variable/371619>\
**Category:** Blueprint\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, UE4, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [September 26, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textblock-to-variable/371619 "2016-09-26T00:14:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ambience\_Lee](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Ambience\_Lee](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ambience_Lee)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textblock-to-variable/371619/1 "2016-09-26T00:14:29Z")

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I have been trying to mimic the

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I have some trouble figuring how how to create this MessageTextBlock variable, it is a variable directly representing the textBlock in the canvas panel:

 ![108459-capture.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/1/d/e1d2bab1f878d161636c91acad3bd0bc903e6edd.jpeg)

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Mookaroni](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Mookaroni](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Mookaroni)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textblock-to-variable/371619/2 "2016-09-27T03:50:38Z")

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Hey Ambience,

That variable is automatically created whenever you add something to your canvas. If you want to see it in your graph tab, you just need to click on the eye button next to the name in the Designer tab. It’s shown in your image, on the right side.

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**Author:** ![Ambience\_Lee](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Ambience\_Lee](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Ambience_Lee)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textblock-to-variable/371619/3 "2016-09-28T03:05:52Z")

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Well, it’s not in my case, but I did figure out this little naughty check here:

 ![108721-capture.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/1/6/4166dd0d4f22a5029adfbe549c4d5ed2fa99e981.jpeg)

And it worked…