Set style for TextArea vertical scrollbar
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Script> [Bindable] private var theText:String = "this is a test."; </mx:Script> <mx:Style> .myScrollStyle { upArrowUpSkin:Embed("a.gif"); downArrowUpSkin:Embed("b.gif"); } </mx:Style> <mx:TextArea id="ta1" width="400" height="50" verticalScrollPolicy="on" verticalScrollBarStyleName="myScrollStyle" text="{theText}" /> </mx:Application>