# Outlining text via Actionscript.. or some automatic way

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outlining-text-via-actionscript-or-some-automatic-way/123804
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**Created:** [September 27, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outlining-text-via-actionscript-or-some-automatic-way/123804 "2004-09-27T15:18:47Z")
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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 27, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/outlining-text-via-actionscript-or-some-automatic-way/123804/1 "2004-09-27T15:18:47Z")

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Any clues on how to have it so the text inside a textarea can be outlined, no matter what it is, through actionscript? Or some other sneaky way?

I’m not talking about using the ink tool and such, a more complex way is what I’m looking for…