# Text Newbie Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-newbie-question/280568>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-newbie-question/280568 "2009-01-28T23:43:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcstefan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mcstefan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcstefan)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-newbie-question/280568/1 "2009-01-28T23:43:11Z")

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Hi, all.

I’ve searched around, but can’t seem to find an answer to this. As I’ve come to realize, only a certain set of css styles work in Flash.

I am trying to style text in a dynamic text field with a background color (not the whole textfield background, but just of the text - like the effect when you select it). My textfield is on top of a photo, which might explain why I’m trying to do this.

If anybody has an idea, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!