# TextField.ShowActivated Property

> Obsolete. Specifies whether a text field toggles its background to gray, if the current input position is in the field. The default setting of this property is false. This property is obsolete and has been superseded by the HighlightColor and HighlightMode properties.

> **Note:** This is deprecated and should not be used in new work.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Obsolete:** the assembly marks this as obsolete
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl > TextField.ShowActivated Property
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Description](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/#description)
- [Syntax](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/#syntax)
- [Examples](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/#examples)
- [See Also](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol/textfield/showactivated-property/#see-also)

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