# Report designer Edit Text colors

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-edit-text-colors/11049>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 14, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-edit-text-colors/11049 "2016-01-14T19:14:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![fledder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e19b73/32.png) [@fledder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/fledder)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-edit-text-colors/11049/1 "2016-01-14T19:14:55Z")

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Ignition 7.8.0 b2015101414  
Gateway Java 1.8.0\_65 on Win Server 2012R2  
Designer Java 1.8.0\_66 on Windows 7

In the Report Designer, I have a header with a dark-on-light theme. My text boxes all have white for the text color. In the Edit Text tab of the Property Inspector, the text obeys the text color property but not the background color property, meaning I have white text on a white background (so invisible). I think I’d vote for making the Edit Text box ignore formatting, but it would also work to make it obey the background fill / color properties.

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**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-designer-edit-text-colors/11049/2 "2016-01-14T20:39:48Z")

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If you click over to the regular properties tab, you can see (and edit) the text with no formatting.

I’ll make a note that having the background color in the rich text editor would be a nice addition.