# Trouble Skinning Standard Components in Flash 8

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-skinning-standard-components-in-flash-8/219833
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 20, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-skinning-standard-components-in-flash-8/219833 "2007-03-20T16:13:58Z")
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### Author: ![brachford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@brachford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brachford)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-skinning-standard-components-in-flash-8/219833/1 "2007-03-20T16:13:58Z")

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I’m attempting to apply skins to standard components (such as RadioButton, ComboBox, and CheckBox) in Flash 8 Professional. I have followed the instructions supplied in Flash Help … with no luck.

The instructions I have followed are accessible by clicking the following link.  
[http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs\_Parts&file=00003011.html](http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00003011.html)

I’ve determined that all I really need to do is change every instance of the ‘theme’ color in the Halo Theme …

from … #00FF00 (which is a fluorescent Green)

to … #DECA8D (tan)

Is there a way to simply replace the original ‘theme’ color (#00FF00) to the new one (#DECA8D)? As stated earlier I have followed the instructions contained within the Flash Help associated with this topic to a “T” … but it basically just consisted of manually changing the ‘theme’ colors. They didn’t outline any type of ActionScript … which I find hard to believe - that changes of this nature wouldn’t require any code.

I really hope someone can simply inform me of something I’m missing - or there’s a ‘quick’ fix.

Thanks in advance,  
Brett