I know how to make the text a different color using the conio.h library. I am using the free compiler (Borland v 5.5.1) off their website, so it may be different for you. Anyhow, it is really quite simple, look at the code below.

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main()
{
textcolor(CYAN);
textbackground(BLACK);
clrscr();

cout<< "This text color should be cyan.\n";
getch();

return(0);
}

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Make sure to put the colors of the font/background in all capitals. Check the conio.h library for the full list of colors, it is pretty easy to spot.

You can change the color as much as you want, there is only one thing you have to remember. After each change of color (background or font) you need to use a clrscr() for the changes to take effect. And remember, to change the background it is textbackground(COLOR), not backgroundcolor(COLOR) as you had put.