# GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.ShowingPlaceholderText

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_ShowingPlaceholderText_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.ShowingPlaceholderText*">ShowingPlaceholderText Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets whether the content of the control shall be interpreted to contain placeholder text for this content control (as opposed to regular text contents within the content control).
If this property is true, this state shall be resumed (showing placeholder text) upon opening this document.
If this property is false, then the content control shall not be interpreted to be showing placeholder text when the document is displayed.
This property has no effect if the property <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControl.ControlType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControl_ControlType">ControlType</a> is <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Word.ContentControlType.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Word_ContentControlType_RepeatingSection">RepeatingSection</a>.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool ShowingPlaceholderText { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property ShowingPlaceholderText As Boolean</code></pre>
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