diff --git a/src/SwingPresenter.java b/src/SwingPresenter.java
index ccd7512..3447251 100644
--- a/src/SwingPresenter.java
+++ b/src/SwingPresenter.java
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@
 				boolean visible = (boolean) ((Map<String, Object>) widgets.get(key)).get("visible");
 				int state = (int) ((Map<String, Object>) widgets.get(key)).get("state");
 				if (type.equals("textInput")) {
-					JTextField textField = new JTextField(text,10);
-					mainPanel.add(textField);
-					components.put(key, textField);
-					textField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
+					JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(text,5,10);
+					textArea.setLineWrap(true);
+					mainPanel.add(textArea);
+					components.put(key, textArea);
+					textArea.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
 						@Override
 						public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
 							Document d = e.getDocument();
@@ -213,12 +214,13 @@
 				int width = (int) ((Map<String, Object>) widgets.get(key)).get("width");
 				int state = (int) ((Map<String, Object>) widgets.get(key)).get("state");
 				if (type.equals("textInput")) {
-					JTextField textField = new JTextField(text,10);
-					textField.setLocation(x, y);
-					textField.setSize(width, height);
-					mainPanel.add(textField);
-					components.put(key, textField);
-					textField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
+					JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(text,5,10);
+					textArea.setLineWrap(true);
+					textArea.setLocation(x, y);
+					textArea.setSize(width, height);
+					mainPanel.add(textArea);
+					components.put(key, textArea);
+					textArea.getDocument().addDocumentListener(new DocumentListener() {
 						@Override
 						public void insertUpdate(DocumentEvent e) {
 							Document d = e.getDocument();