# Format Text Field **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-text-field/44347 "2021-03-11T03:47:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-text-field/44347/17 "2023-09-21T09:24:05Z")
Response to new question above moved to > [@Need to make sure text or numbers are entered in components](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/need-to-make-sure-text-or-numbers-are-entered-in-components/79441/5): > > so my requirement is if a user try to type alphanumeric values or numbers ... Numbers are alphanumeric. ... I need a togglepopup to be opened stating "Only strings are allowed" so that user can know only strings are allowed. Everything you can type is a string so that prompt wouldn't help anyone. Anyway, don't do that. Use standard web interface so that your application works as the users expect. For example, Set the border of each text field to red and change to black when the field h… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/format-text-field/44347)._