# How to take text input from the user and then speak it on a selected time

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [August 31, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586 "2021-08-31T06:59:55Z")
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### Author: ![aaravinfo1ugt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aaravinfo1ugt/32/118015_2.png) [@aaravinfo1ugt](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aaravinfo1ugt)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/1 "2021-08-31T06:59:55Z")

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Dear developer of thunakble,  
I know we can do this using text to speech component but how to do it on user inputed time or date.

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### Author: ![secondaryaccount](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/secondaryaccount/32/91441_2.png) [@secondaryaccount](https://community.thunkable.com/u/secondaryaccount)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/3 "2021-08-31T17:48:41Z")

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What have you tried? Post a screenshot of your blocks.

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### Author: ![aaravinfo1ugt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aaravinfo1ugt/32/118015_2.png) [@aaravinfo1ugt](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aaravinfo1ugt)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/4 "2021-09-04T14:13:49Z")

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I’m not able to figure out which blocks to use, kindly help me with that

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### Author: ![aaravinfo1ugt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aaravinfo1ugt/32/118015_2.png) [@aaravinfo1ugt](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aaravinfo1ugt)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/5 "2021-09-04T14:17:30Z")

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Suppose he has fixed the date as 5th September. So, how to send a voice notification on that particular date.

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### Author: ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/6 "2021-09-04T14:18:16Z")

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hello, @aaravinfo1ugt hope this helps  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/2/a2d421b45d8235a3936c366446f3c14faa0b1a06.png)  
welcome to our community 🙋‍♂️ **make sure you read guides**. have you tried a date in put? if you’re using a text input, replace the the text bubble with:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/0/50bb84393cb28a1e4b2fa9f05fd6e009e2ab6ea8.png)

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### Author: ![aaravinfo1ugt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/aaravinfo1ugt/32/118015_2.png) [@aaravinfo1ugt](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aaravinfo1ugt)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2021, 6:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/7 "2021-09-05T06:56:58Z")

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Thanks a lot!!!

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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, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-text-input-from-the-user-and-then-speak-it-on-a-selected-time/1478586/8 "2024-11-08T13:17:03Z")

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