Setting Color on Text Object Reference

I could use some clarity on the differences between:

  • Text Objects
  • Text Blocks
  • Text Boxes
  • Text Render Components

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I’m trying to change the color of this text in a Blueprint.

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I created this Widget by dragging in “Text” from the Palette


In the details panel, it refers to it as a “TextBlock”

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In my blueprint, the variable is a “Text type”

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Dragging the variable in is a “Text object”

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I can use the SetText(text) node with it

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But the nodes that change color are looking for a “Text Renderer Component” or a “Text Box”

How do “Text Renderer Components” and “Text Boxes” relate to “Text Objects”?

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Okay, I see that a “Text Box” is a user input widget, so that’s not the one I want.

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Wow - I don’t know how I missed it! Worked like a charm. Thanks so much for your help!

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