# Column does not move up when keypad opens

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [July 20, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209 "2021-07-20T12:46:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209/1 "2021-07-20T12:46:29Z")

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I have a column on a screen with several rows in it. The rows contain fields for the user to fill in information. This column is set to scroll but when I put the cursor in some of the lower text boxes which opens the keypad, the screen does not move up. So the cursor is in the text box and the keypad is open but you cannot see what you are typing in the text box. How do I setup the screen so that the column scrolls up to show the current text box being edited while the user types?

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**Author:** ![skulamester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/skulamester/32/100480_2.png) [@skulamester](https://community.thunkable.com/u/skulamester)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209/2 "2021-07-20T13:49:17Z")

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Related to: [When the keyboard appears the screen become short - #9 by mimostel](https://community.thunkable.com/t/when-the-keyboard-appears-the-screen-become-short/74810/10)

I have a GitHub bug request similar to this problem: [Opening the keyboard squashes the screen · Issue #998 · thunkable/thunkable-issues · GitHub](https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues/998)

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209/3 "2021-07-20T14:25:20Z")

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The keyboard is outside of the column and therefore the column should not be effected. You need to set the screen scrollable option to true to see any effect.

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**Author:** ![gene.arnold9d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gene.arnold9d/32/86268_2.png) [@gene.arnold9d](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gene.arnold9d)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209/4 "2021-07-20T15:22:25Z")

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Yep! That was the issue. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/column-does-not-move-up-when-keypad-opens/1405209/5 "2024-11-08T13:19:38Z")

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