# Show what subjects are typing

**URL:** <https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/show-what-subjects-are-typing/3300>\
**Category:** Builder\
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/show-what-subjects-are-typing/3300 "2017-10-24T00:33:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Newbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dc4da7/32.png) [@Newbie](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Newbie)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/show-what-subjects-are-typing/3300/1 "2017-10-24T00:33:24Z")

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Hello,

I have a basic task: subjects will answer math problems.

However, they need to be able to actively see what they are typing, and edit it if they want to. (So, for example, when you type an email, you see the characters as you hit keys. If you type the wrong thing, you can correct it.) All the examples I see are such that you hit some keys and they are recorded, but it doesn’t _show_ the keys.

Any advise how to do this in _Builder or Coder_ would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/michael/32/16_2.png) [@Michael](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Michael)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/show-what-subjects-are-typing/3300/2 "2017-10-24T00:57:11Z")

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> [@String of Letter input on Builder view to asnwer a question - can't get it to work](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/string-of-letter-input-on-builder-view-to-asnwer-a-question-cant-get-it-to-work/3235):
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> Hello. I am using version 1.84.2 on standard standalone Psychopy. I am on builder view and in my experiment I ask the participants some questions. I am able to show the questions fine, however I am struggling to allow them to input a string of letters to be able to answer the question. Once the question has been answered I would like them to press the enter key to go onto the next question or the next block of the experiment. I am quite new to Psychopy so any help would be really appreciated. …

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**Author:** ![Newbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dc4da7/32.png) [@Newbie](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Newbie)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/show-what-subjects-are-typing/3300/3 "2017-10-24T20:44:28Z")

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Thanks. Will keep digging.