Cursor placement in a Text Field

Greetings,
Here is the setup:
Text field with a default value set to : XXX
User tabs into the field.
Problem:
When you tab into the field the entire default value is highlighted
Seeking the following solution:
How do you tab into a field and get the cursor to go to the end of the default value and await entry by the end user.
Rick Kuhlmann
Tech-Pro, Inc.

Hello
My problem is that I want to delete or backspace a particular character in a particular position in a string .
A character in the end of the string can be deleted or backspaced.
I will be grateful to u iIf u can help me out
Thanks & regards

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