Set Tab Indexes for Components
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="horizontal"> <mx:VBox> <mx:Label text="First Name : "/> <mx:TextInput tabIndex="1"/> <mx:Label text="Home # : "/> <mx:TextInput tabIndex="3"/> </mx:VBox> <mx:VBox> <mx:Label text="Last Name : "/> <mx:TextInput tabIndex="2"/> <mx:Label text="Work # : "/> <mx:TextInput tabIndex="4" text="111-111-2345"/> <mx:Button label="Submit" tabIndex="5"/> </mx:VBox> </mx:Application>