try "\n" for the line break --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Laurence MacNeill <lmacne...@...> wrote: > > How do I add line-breaks to a text area? In ActionScript, I mean -- > I want something like the following: > > myTextArea.text = "Line one." + lineBreak + "Line two." > > I just don't know what to put in place of 'lineBreak' above. > > Thanks for any and all help, > > Laurence MacNeill > Mableton, Georgia, USA >