# 2 questions about Input text boxes

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-questions-about-input-text-boxes/166003
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 16, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-questions-about-input-text-boxes/166003 "2005-10-16T02:29:29Z")
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### Author: ![Acidtension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@Acidtension](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Acidtension)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-questions-about-input-text-boxes/166003/1 "2005-10-16T02:29:29Z")

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Hi !

First post here…

I’d like to ask you how can I have a text written on an input text box (I will be using it for a newsletter submission, where I want to appear something like “insert your email”) that automatically clears itself (empty string, right?) when people click on it to start typing.

I’d also like to know how I can achieve a similar highlight effect as the one on [color=white][www.macromedia.com](http://www.macromedia.com/)[/color] 's search box, when you have it selected.

Thank you for your help