tmemo won't take keyboard input.

[gjunk]

I have a form with 2 Tedit fields, 2 buttons and a memo field.
I can edit the tedit fields and I can tab to the buttons and the memo field.
When I am on the tedit or buttons they are highlighted showing me that they are selected.
When I am over the memo I don't see a curser and no keyboard input is accepted.
What am I doing wrong?

[Aruna]

I have a form with 2 Tedit fields, 2 buttons and a memo field.
I can edit the tedit fields and I can tab to the buttons and the memo field.
When I am on the tedit or buttons they are highlighted showing me that they are selected.
When I am over the memo I don't see a curser and no keyboard input is accepted.
What am I doing wrong?

It sounds like your TMemo control is not receiving focus properly, which is why you're not seeing a cursor and cannot type into it. Here are a few common things to check and try:
Ensure TMemo.Enabled := True;

If Enabled is set to False, it will not accept focus or input. Check: In the Object Inspector or in code:

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1. memo1.Enabled := True;

Ensure TMemo.ReadOnly := False;
If ReadOnly = True, you won't be able to type into it (but you should still see a cursor).

Check:

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1. memo1.ReadOnly := False;

Try this minimal example in a new project:

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1. procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
2. begin
3.   Edit1.Text := 'Edit me';
4.   Edit2.Text := 'Or me';
5.   Memo1.Lines.Text := 'Try typing here...';
6. end;
7.  
8. procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
9. begin
10.   Memo1.SetFocus;
11. end;
12.  

If you post your code/unit that helps us to help you

[Joanna]

I have a form with 2 Tedit fields, 2 buttons and a memo field.
I can edit the tedit fields and I can tab to the buttons and the memo field.
When I am on the tedit or buttons they are highlighted showing me that they are selected.
When I am over the memo I don't see a curser and no keyboard input is accepted.
What am I doing wrong?

does memo have tabstop enabled?

[gjunk]

My problem was that I couldn't see the left side of the memo and it didn't look like anything was happening.
It's working now.

Thank you.