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HyperTalk Reference

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openField

Handler:

HyperCard sends the openField message to an unlocked field when a user (or handler) first opens it for text editing. A user opens a field for editing either by clicking in the field or by tabbing from the previous field.

Once opened for editing, a field no longer receives openField messages.

Related Topics

• closeField
• deleteField
• enterInField
• exitField
• newField
• returnInField
• Where messages are sent initially

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statements

Any return-separated list of built-in commands, user-defined handlers, or keywords that are part of a message or function handler.