# TextArea Border

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-border/302201>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 23, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-border/302201 "2009-12-23T09:10:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![noobie123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ad7895/32.png) [@noobie123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noobie123)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-border/302201/1 "2009-12-23T09:10:56Z")

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Is it possible to change the border color of a text area in as3? How is it done?

Also, in what ways is a textarea different from a multiline text field?