# Selection color

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-color/189521>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 3, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-color/189521 "2006-06-03T08:21:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rdene2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a5b964/32.png) [@rdene2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rdene2000)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-color/189521/1 "2006-06-03T08:21:37Z")

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Hi,

How to change the color of the text when i am selected a text.  
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\*\*flasmx 2004  
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\*\* \*\*var my\_selectfmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat();  
my\_selectfmt.color = 0xFFFF00;  
txt1.selection = my\_selectfmt;

I get the result as undefined [COLOR=Blue]What is the solution[/COLOR]\*\*\*\*please reply to my id:[COLOR=DarkGreen]rdene2000@yahoo.com

[COLOR=Black]regards  
Denesh[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Black]Thanks in advance

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