you might want to try CSS. doesn't work with all browsers (notably, NS), but when it does, you have a lot of control. some ref: http://www.faqts.com/knowledge-base/index.phtml/fid/128 http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/default.asp http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/authoring/stylesheets/ and... http://developer.netscape.com/tech/css/ > -----Original Message----- > From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Easton > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:27 AM > To: 'Java-List' > Subject: [javascript] Appearance of Form Elements > > Hi All, > > I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to change the appearance of form elements. I would like to try and change the normal textarea or input box in a form. You know how they look, embedded into the page, I was wondering if there was any method of changing their look on a page. > > Hope this is clear, and thanks for any guidance. > > Alan Easton... > mailto:alan.easton at unn.ac.uk >