# Text question
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 24, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118 "2003-04-24T13:06:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@PSandhu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PSandhu)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118/1 "2003-04-24T13:06:57Z")
hey all,
im want to create text that has an outline to it, basicaly a differnt stroke and colour. i cant seem to do it. soz if this is a silly question, im new to flash.
cheers
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118/2 "2003-04-24T13:14:30Z")
break your text apart (CTRL+B) and then use the INK BOTTLE TOOL (S) and click on the outlines of your text, should work 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118/3 "2003-04-24T13:30:28Z")
its not workin. i created the text and then broke it apart. the text is pink. then i click on the ink bottle and have the stroke colour as black but nothing happens!
sorry
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118/4 "2003-04-24T13:34:02Z")
try to break it again
break your text untill there are no blue selection squares on it…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-question/19118/5 "2003-04-24T14:06:00Z")
thanks for ur help
i got it workin
cheers