# Colors for the text annotation
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-for-the-text-annotation/3005
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [November 19, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-for-the-text-annotation/3005 "2019-11-19T12:41:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Mayakruha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mayakruha)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-for-the-text-annotation/3005/1 "2019-11-19T12:41:25Z")
Hello everyone!
I’m writing a Python script that creates a number of text annotations in the Flagpole Actor display mode. I need a white background for a whole picture but the annotation lines between base and top points have white color. I can’t find how i can change the color of the line. Can i set different colors for the lines or change a color for all lines? How can I do it?
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### Author:  [@nicolas.vuaille](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/nicolas.vuaille)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-for-the-text-annotation/3005/2 "2019-11-19T14:48:52Z")
I fear it is not possible …
The only workaround I see is to create `Line` sources (that can be colored) and the python annotation for the text.
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### Author:  [@Mayakruha](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mayakruha)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colors-for-the-text-annotation/3005/3 "2019-11-19T15:12:46Z")
Thank for your answer. I thought about such solution but I’d like to find easy way because I have many text annotations and have to edit (turn off, turn on, change position) manually them after to get different pictures. Thus the work will double