# 4.13-How to change the backrground of the text input area

**URL:** https://forum.code.org/t/4-13-how-to-change-the-backrground-of-the-text-input-area/14970
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**Tags:** csd-unit-4
**Created:** [March 12, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/4-13-how-to-change-the-backrground-of-the-text-input-area/14970 "2018-03-12T19:43:44Z")
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### Author: ![lkling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@lkling](https://forum.code.org/u/lkling)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/4-13-how-to-change-the-backrground-of-the-text-input-area/14970/1 "2018-03-12T19:43:44Z")

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Is there a way to change the background of the text input area?

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### Author: ![kaitie\_o\_bryan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/kaitie_o_bryan/32/2278_2.png) [@kaitie\_o\_bryan](https://forum.code.org/u/kaitie_o_bryan)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/4-13-how-to-change-the-backrground-of-the-text-input-area/14970/2 "2018-03-13T01:32:42Z")

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Hi @lkling

There is! I recommend exploring the “free play” App Lab to be able to see all of the commands and then reading the documentation too!

For this one, I wasn’t sure if it was possible, so I started out in the design mode to see if I could change it in design mode, and you can! (see the last property here)

![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex016/uploads/codeorgforum/original/2X/d/d84ca5fbbd205da95c1ada4376c3bcd2644c6760.png)

From there, I went to the “setProperty” command and read the documentation. In the documentation, it said you could set the “background-color” of an UI element. Since “background color” is the property name in design mode, I tried that out.

You can see the example app I made [here](https://studio.code.org/projects/applab/bohy1BES7YJXqzFxUOeQPQ). Ignore the other UI elements - I re-mixed an empty ColorSlueth App so there are some left over elements there.

Happy coding!  
KT