The blur() method removes the focus from the text area.
<html> <head> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function removeFocus(){ document.myForm.myTextArea.blur(); } --> </script> </head> <body> <b>Highlight some of the text in the following text area:</b> <P> <form name="myForm"> <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=6 cols=50> Here is some text in my text area. </textarea> <input type=BUTTON value="Click to Remove Focus" name="myButton" onClick="removeFocus()"> </form> </body> </html>