Use Microsoft Rich Text Box Control.

You can change the font, bg and fg color of selected areas.

Liju

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Will [SMTP:w@h...]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:48 AM
> To:	professional vb
> Subject:	[pro_vb] Advanced Text Box Features
> 
> 
> I need to be able to set the font, color and bg color for individual lines
> in a text box. I have used the RTF control and the web browser control for
> this but both come with a lot of overhead since they do so much more than
> what I need. I have looked for a simple dll but haven't found one yet.
> 
> 1. If anyone knows of an activeX control or ocx that can perform this
> function I would appreciate hearing about it.
> 2. Is it possible to achieve this functionality in a window using API
> calls?
> 
> Thanks,
> Will Jones
> 
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