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Learn to style form elements using Javascript and CSS
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In this tutorial we will learn how to style input boxes, textareas, and other form elements using javascript and CSS.

Part 1: Style Form Buttons

You can use the Javascript methods onmouseover and onmouseout to change the style of your html buttons.

Example 1:

Change the text color of a button:

Code for Example 1

 Code Snippet 1

 <script language="Javascript">

function changeColor(thisButton, newcolor) {
    thisButton.style.color = newcolor
}

</script>

<input type="button" name="btnex1" value="Click Me" 
 onmouseover="javascript:changeColor(this,'3366CC')"
 onmouseout="javascript:changeColor(this,'66FF99')">
 

Example 2:

Change the background and color of a button

Code for Example 2

 Code Snippet 2

 <script language="Javascript">

function changeColor2(thisButton, newcolor) {
    thisButton.style.backgroundColor = newcolor
}

</script>

<input type="button" name="btnex1" value="Click Me" 
 onmouseover="javascript:changeColor2(this,'CC0033')"
 onmouseout="javascript:changeColor2(this,'FFCC33')"
 style="background-color:yellow">
 


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