# textArea component - making it non-selectab;e

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-component-making-it-non-selectab-e/95432>\
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**Created:** [November 25, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-component-making-it-non-selectab-e/95432 "2003-11-25T16:57:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-component-making-it-non-selectab-e/95432/1 "2003-11-25T16:57:35Z")

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Hi guys!

I don’t seem to be able to make my textArea comp non-selectable

I’ve set it through the component’s properties AND I’ve set it in code:

textArea.selectable = false;  
textArea.editable = false;

is there another property I need to target?

cheers  
:h: