# Application Studio Make Text Boxes Bigger

**URL:** <https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061>\
**Category:** Kinetic ERP\
**Tags:** customization\
**Created:** [January 6, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061 "2023-01-06T18:09:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/dgreenea/32/22635_2.png) [@dgreenEA](https://www.epiusers.help/u/dgreenEA)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/1 "2023-01-06T18:09:10Z")

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I need a text box to fill a grid card, but it currently only stretches to half of its length and I can’t seem to get it to go across.

Does anyone know what I can do to get it to go?

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**Author:** ![hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/hmwillett/32/93207_2.png) [@hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/u/hmwillett)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/2 "2023-01-12T14:56:24Z")

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You can set the width property.

 ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/5/e/5e72ed5d50e8d56b9021a44decd280787938d96d.png)

 ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/6/7/67bfba23688d336e30b31a7a7effbc6709f4a69c.png)

Despite my expectations, it does scale down dynamically.

 ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/d/4/d479f4a21d19d529e3e188a6ace562de87c2b10d.png)

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**Author:** ![mbilodeau](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/mbilodeau/32/40061_2.png) [@mbilodeau](https://www.epiusers.help/u/mbilodeau)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/3 "2023-01-12T17:43:45Z")

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I used the “Text Area” widget instead, it seems to stretch all the way without the need to set the width.

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**Author:** ![hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/hmwillett/32/93207_2.png) [@hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/u/hmwillett)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/4 "2023-01-12T17:45:51Z")

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That works too unless, for whatever reason, you do not want the users to enter multi-line text.

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**Author:** ![Miker](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Miker](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Miker)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/5 "2025-05-29T18:50:40Z")

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Tried that width field on a text box, 50, 100, 1000 - no change in preview mode. I did close the preview window after each try.

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**Author:** ![hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/hmwillett/32/93207_2.png) [@hmwillett](https://www.epiusers.help/u/hmwillett)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/application-studio-make-text-boxes-bigger/98061/6 "2025-05-29T18:56:16Z")

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Dunno what to tell ya. Still works for me in 2025.1.

You could try playing with this within the _column_ control’s properties (not the textbox). I’ve never had the need to use it, so I’m not sure what it’ll do.

 ![image](https://www.epiusers.help/uploads/default/original/3X/6/a/6a1d62a65573195f8a8f3c36c74b54fce87cbbf6.png)