| Event Handlers/Methods/Properties | Description | 
| onBlur | Called when the text box loses the focus. | 
| onChange | Called when the text box loses the focus and has had its value modified. | 
| onFocus | when the text box receives the focus. | 
| onSelect | when a user selects some of the text within the text box. | 
| blur() | Removes the focus from the text box. | 
| focus() | Gives the focus to the text box. | 
| handleEvent() | Invokes the handler for the event specified and was added in JavaScript 1.2. | 
| select() | Selects the text in the text box. | 
| defaultValue | Returns the value of this text box specified by the VALUE attribute. Note that this property is not supported by the Opera browsers. | 
| form | Returns the entire form the text box is in. | 
| name | Returns the name of this text box specified by the NAME attribute. | 
| type | Returns the type of this text box specified by the TYPE attribute. | 
| value | Returns the value that is actually displayed in the text box. |