# C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.HighlightSelectionText

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<h1 id="C1_Win_Editor_C1Editor_HighlightSelectionText_" data-uid="C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.HighlightSelectionText*">HighlightSelectionText Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_Editor_C1Editor_HighlightSelectionText_System_Drawing_Color_" data-uid="C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.HighlightSelectionText(System.Drawing.Color)">HighlightSelectionText(Color)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Adds the specified backcolor attribute to the currently selected text.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[Obsolete(&quot;This method is deprecated, please, use HighlightSelectionTextAsync instead.&quot;)]
public void HighlightSelectionText(Color color)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;Obsolete(&quot;This method is deprecated, please, use HighlightSelectionTextAsync instead.&quot;)&gt;
Public Sub HighlightSelectionText(color As Color)</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">color</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the text background color.</p>
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