# Active area on text button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-area-on-text-button/215306>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 6, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-area-on-text-button/215306 "2007-02-06T05:52:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![bdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/51bf81/32.png) [@bdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bdd)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-area-on-text-button/215306/1 "2007-02-06T05:52:12Z")

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i find that if you create a button from text then the active area is only the text not the text area… usually i then create a transparent button over top… is there an easier way… a setting?