# TextRenderComponent-\>SetText only works when non networked

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textrendercomponent-settext-only-works-when-non-networked/318056>\
**Category:** Multiplayer & Networking\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, UE4, CPP, question\
**Created:** [May 10, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/textrendercomponent-settext-only-works-when-non-networked/318056 "2015-05-10T01:11:56Z")\
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Hello,

Please add these lines to TextRenderComponent’s constructor:

```
TextRender->SetNetAddressable();
TextRender->SetIsReplicated(true);

```

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Hope this helped!

Cheers!

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