# Fading out text INSIDE a text area

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-out-text-inside-a-text-area/123570>\
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**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-out-text-inside-a-text-area/123570 "2004-09-24T20:11:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrettRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BrettRT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BrettRT)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-out-text-inside-a-text-area/123570/1 "2004-09-24T20:11:42Z")

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I have text showing up in a text area, I know I can make the background transparent, but how do I make the actual text showing up an \_alpha of oh say 30 or 40…

I’ve tried…(inside the onClipLoad event of the text area)

this.text.\_alpha = 30;  
this.setStyle(“alpha”, “30”);