Hi,

Is there a way to set the background color or a text box, so that the
characters are a different color than the text box?

Thanks,
Dan

On 12/29/05 12:52 PM, ERE commented:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to set the background color or a text box, so that the
> characters are a different color than the text box?
>
> Thanks,
> Dan


Yes. Deselect your text box then use your Direct Select or Group Select tool
to select just the box (no text lines should appear), then apply a fill
color. If it's not working check your Appearance palette, make sure it says
Object instead of Type Object to confirm you're editing only the box object;
see if the Fill is showing your new background color and if not clear
Appearance and try again. You may also apply a stroke. You should inset you
text, ofcourse.

inez

That works great!  Thank you very much.

Dan


"iehsmith" <inezhsmithspammenot@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:BFD995BC.4462E%inezhsmithspammenot@earthlink.net...
> On 12/29/05 12:52 PM, ERE commented:
> 
>
>
> Yes. Deselect your text box then use your Direct Select or Group Select
> tool
> to select just the box (no text lines should appear), then apply a fill
> color. If it's not working check your Appearance palette, make sure it
> says
> Object instead of Type Object to confirm you're editing only the box
> object;
> see if the Fill is showing your new background color and if not clear
> Appearance and try again. You may also apply a stroke. You should inset
> you
> text, ofcourse.
>
> inez
>