 <p><strong>val</strong> and <strong>text</strong> are functions, you must add () to call them and get their results. If you juste write <strong>val</strong> or <strong>text</strong>, it's the reference to the function itself (and in js, a function is an object).</p> <pre><code>myfield.val( mytext.text() ); </code></pre> <p>this will set the value of input field 'myfield' with the text inside the element 'mytext'</p> <p>Try to do the same in your code</p> <pre><code>$("#TheForm #LessonNumber1 #LineNumber1 #Speaker").val( $('your_selector').text() ); </code></pre>