# TextArea styles

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-styles/33036>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 14, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-styles/33036 "2003-10-14T15:19:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![maroof\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@maroof\_d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maroof_d)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-styles/33036/1 "2003-10-14T15:19:36Z")

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if iwant to change color of TextArea text,  
i write

textArea.setStyle(“color”,“red”);

when i want to change the color again, i write ,

textArea.setStyle(“color”,“black”);

it does’nt work!!  
even the fonts cant be changed.  
can any1 help me out.  
Thanx.