# How to change combobox looks?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-combobox-looks/265962>\
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**Created:** [July 15, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-combobox-looks/265962 "2008-07-15T00:04:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Kappa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kappa)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-combobox-looks/265962/1 "2008-07-15T00:04:50Z")

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the setStyleproperties arent working, im using Flash 8… and i did a thread search, it seems every single thread that came up asking how to skin a combobox in flash8 etc was redirected to an MX/MX2004 thread, but it seems to be different in flash 8

any help would be appreciated

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**Author:** ![seniornubie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@seniornubie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seniornubie)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-combobox-looks/265962/2 "2008-07-15T01:09:13Z")

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look in the help files for **Customizing ComboBox**  
more help given if needed