Thank you for your reply,

When I edit the place holder text it is always while in design mode.

Thank you for the link you provided, I have been using this as a reference before sending this query.

The repeating information because it is locked into xml is there anyway to reset or erase it?

I am still wondering how to make it so that when you click on the field it selects all of the placeholder text, rather than just place my cursor into the placeholder text.

Thanks!