# Transperent textbox.

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/transperent-textbox/1540>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [November 18, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/transperent-textbox/1540 "2007-11-18T09:22:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Klaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@Klaus](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Klaus)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/transperent-textbox/1540/1 "2007-11-18T09:22:38Z")

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I have some textbox that is placed on top of an picturebox. But if i make them trransperent they dont get the backgroung as the image in the picturebox but get the background that the form has.

Can i solve that in some proberties?

Best regards klaus.

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**Author:** ![Ingela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/53a042/32.png) [@Ingela](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Ingela)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/transperent-textbox/1540/2 "2007-11-28T09:48:21Z")

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Hi Klaus,

Unfortunately, neither the System.Windows.Forms.TextBox or the ABB.Robotics.Tps.Windows.Forms.TextBox support transparency on the device (real FlexPendant). I think it might be possible to achieve what you are after, but not by simply setting a property. I will get back on your topic when (if) I can provide a coding solution. Maybe someone else has done this?