{"identifier":23457,"topic":"System messages","name":"openField","text":"<code><pre>openField\n<\/pre><\/code> Handler: <br><br>\n\n <code><pre>on openField\n   <i>statements<\/i>\nend openField\n<\/pre><\/code>\nHyperCard sends the<code> openField <\/code>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. <br>\n<br>\nOnce opened for editing, a field no longer receives<code> openField <\/code>messages. <br>\n","related":{"17449":"closeField","19146":"deleteField","36487":"enterInField","19615":"exitField","22421":"newField","46143":"returnInField","6031":"Where messages are sent initially"},"examples":"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["openField\r\rHandler:\r"],"10":["Once opened for edit"]}}