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title: "How to add Watermark text in FileUpload Control"  
description: "How to add Watermark text in FileUpload Control"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2014-08-21  
updated: 2014-08-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2069/how-to-add-watermark-text-in-fileupload-control  
category: "asp.net"  
tags: ["asp.net"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to add Watermark text in FileUpload Control

I have a [FileUpload Control](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/331/validating-fileupload-control-for-specific-file-type-and-required-field) in my [website](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13110/why-copywriting-is-crucial-for-new-website-build) and [now](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81402/it-s-liberals-vs-progressives-in-us-politics-now) I need to [add](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12983/add-address-in-textbox-when-page-is-load-and-if-i-search-address-in-textbox-show-in-map-by-javascript) [Watermark text](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/210/implementing-watermark-text-in-jquery-as-similar-to-ajax-watermark-text-in-ajax-toolkit) on it but didn't get any [success](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12957/best-tips-to-make-your-ghostwriting-experience-a-success)

## Replies

### Reply by Sumit Kesarwani

Hi Tanuj, \

```
<style id="cssStyle" type="text/css"
media="all">.CS{background-color:#AB00CC;color: Red;border: 5px solid #AB00CC;font: Verdana 10px;padding: 1px 4px;font-family: Palatino Linotype, Arial, Helvetica,
sans-serif;}</style><asp:FileUpload ID="FileUpload1"
CssClass="CS" runat="server" />
```

Or

```
<input id="readFile" type="file" class="CS" runat="server" />
```


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