textbox to text onClick

I have a text box. I need the user to be able to click a button, and have the contents of that text box, (user entered) to become standard text, with out submitting a form.

Is this possible?

What do you mean by standard text?

Like Glenn, I'm not sure exactly what you want. But something about your post amused me, so I interpretted it as this:<script>
function BeholdTheText(){
var i=document.getElementById('userEntered');
var t=document.createTextNode(i.value);
var o=document.getElementById('standardText');
o.appendChild(t);
o.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
i.value=i.defaultValue;
}
</script>
<input type='text' value='to become standard text' id='userEntered' style='width:200px'><input type='button' value='Eeek!' onclick='BeholdTheText()'><br>
<div id='standardText'></div>