how to write html tags in textarea

[doozer77]

I am building a cms site in which the user can access and update/input all content via an admin page using form fields. The textarea is where paragraph's of text will be written and I want to allow the user to implement styles without having to type code.

I am very new to js and am wondering if there's a way to insert certain style tags around highlighted text.

[abbeyvet]

There are several free drop in scripts that will prevent you from having to reinvent the wheel here. Search for "web based editor" in Google.