I just usually do this:In the <script> I assign a function like so:function setReadOnly() { document.getElementById("textarea").readonly="readonly"; }And then I'll assign to the <body> an onLoad event:<body onLoad="setReadOnly();">And then with <textarea>, I do this:<textarea id="textarea" cols="blah" rows="blah"><!--sometext--></textarea>On a personal note, I don't usually use textareas. But with most tags, I usually do this sort of thing. (Especially with .style for DOM and stuff like that.) BTW - If that don't work, it should. SPELLING COUNTS!