# CSS on form fields
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-on-form-fields/205048
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [October 25, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-on-form-fields/205048 "2006-10-25T17:24:09Z")
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### Author:  [@losergeekdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losergeekdesign)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-on-form-fields/205048/1 "2006-10-25T17:24:09Z")
The question I have here involves the Drop-down menus available for html forms. I am simulating software for a training program that utilizes Drop-down menus. I am wondering, other then using a combination of JavaScript/CSS/HTML (which I am currently doing and its very time consuming and messy) is there a way to style an HTML forms drop-down menu so as to look the way I want it to.
Basically I am mocking software that runs on a Windows 2000 system, the training simulator however will be run on a windows XP system, and using traditional form fields would not be a good idea as it wouldn’t be how the software looks.
Any suggestions or hints?
Just to let you all know I am aware that you can style form text fields, but what about drop-down menus, radio buttons etc?
Nevermind I have discovered that you cannot affect the way the \ appears other then the background color and border etc.