# Text selecting problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selecting-problem/4459>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 10, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selecting-problem/4459 "2002-08-10T03:03:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![hojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@hojo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hojo)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selecting-problem/4459/1 "2002-08-10T03:03:14Z")

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alright, when you drag over [type message here] it selects the text and works fine, but you cant see the text highlighted. there a way i can make it force highlight or something?

[swf=“[http://www.boomspeed.com/capnhojo/text.swf](http://www.boomspeed.com/capnhojo/text.swf) menu=false height=110 width=280”][/swf]