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# Custom Query Placeholder

Query placeholder is the the text displayed in an empty input/query box of your chatbot. 

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There is a default value set for this in every language you can configure your bot in.

* Log in to the [Dashboard](https://orimon.ai/login) -> navigate to the overview page of the bot that you want to change.
* Go to Settings -> Bot Appearance -> Bot messaging settings/Text Prompts section and click on it to edit.

At the bottom you will see an option "**Input Placeholder**", click on this to see an input box like the one below.

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Here you can type in whatever value you want to be displayed for your placeholder, in whichever language you please.

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Then click on "**Save**" at the top right corner of the screen.

Now on the Test bot page you will be able to see your placeholder value being displayed.&#x20;

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That's it! you can now change your placeholder to any value you like.


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