# Input Select - How to edit default options

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/input-select-how-to-edit-default-options/9829>\
**Category:** Ask us anything\
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/input-select-how-to-edit-default-options/9829 "2024-07-19T13:52:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![samtay32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@samtay32](https://community.weweb.io/u/samtay32)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/input-select-how-to-edit-default-options/9829/1 "2024-07-19T13:52:38Z")

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I’m confused as to how to manipulate the input select component.

1. When the _drop-down_ is open, there are 2 default options but notice on the Layout section it only shows 1 _Option text_. Help me understand.

2. How do change the actual text from saying option - 1 or option 2? There is no text _click here to edit_ box like normal Text elements, why?

3. The next question would be, how do I add a 3rd option? I see in the variables tab there are 2 input select options, would a 3rd be created when I make a 3rd option?

Please see photo below. Thank you for any assistance. This is a little frustrating; I found no documentation on this, leading me to think this must be a simple component.

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/2/2d31e61a57ca5474ffeaf12bc8013d184d8aa2c3.png)

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**Author:** ![andrii\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@andrii\_r](https://community.weweb.io/u/andrii_r)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/input-select-how-to-edit-default-options/9829/2 "2024-07-19T16:47:39Z")

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Hi @samtay32

The options are customized inside the settings of the “input select” component itself

 ![Снимок экрана 2024-07-19 в 19.46.08](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/3/32cc7923164e6531b48bf539865c81f073bcb22e.png)

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**Author:** ![andrii\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@andrii\_r](https://community.weweb.io/u/andrii_r)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/input-select-how-to-edit-default-options/9829/3 "2024-07-19T16:52:18Z")

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Also, to change the background color of the dropdown list, you need to change it inside the option in “Option text”

 ![Снимок экрана 2024-07-19 в 19.50.51](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/1/13e786d14192e1b389a4f853dced0c838859c6f8.png)