# Text Selection colour on v2 compontents

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selection-colour-on-v2-compontents/62862>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selection-colour-on-v2-compontents/62862 "2004-09-01T02:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![d2kagw](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/d2kagw/32/539_2.png) [@d2kagw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/d2kagw)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-selection-colour-on-v2-compontents/62862/1 "2004-09-01T02:06:31Z")

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Hi All,

Im trying to find a way of changing the text selection color in text input boxes and text area components…  
[you know when you select some text that you have entered, and flash, by default, highlights it in black…]

Any Ideas?  
I’ve googled my brain out to find an answer but to no avail.

Cheers