# Change background of text edit box

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-background-of-text-edit-box/314587
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 3, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-background-of-text-edit-box/314587 "2010-10-03T02:38:35Z")
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### Author: ![cern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@cern](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cern)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-background-of-text-edit-box/314587/1 "2010-10-03T02:38:35Z")

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This is driving me nuts. I often use white text which is nearly impossible to see with the default white background for the text editing box. There must be a way to change it, but i have spent many hours looking for it. Please enlighten me (feel free to chastise my nubie ways). Thanks.