# Components + Styles Arrrrrgg!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-styles-arrrrrgg/160098>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 23, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-styles-arrrrrgg/160098 "2005-08-23T11:19:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Crj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crj)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/components-styles-arrrrrgg/160098/1 "2005-08-23T11:19:37Z")

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Hello All,

i’m trying to create a nice looking form, the only problem is i cant seem to change the look of the combo boxes or text areas. I have tried understanding styles, but whenever i palce the this code into the actionscript of the combo box:  
"myCombo.setStyle("backgroundColo “,“0x003366”);”

i get this error:

“Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler”

i’m just not understanding the concept, anyone out there can explain it in english?