diff --git a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidget.cpp b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidget.cpp
index 679da6a8..cfa76117 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidget.cpp
@@ -1023,14 +1023,18 @@ void UBTeacherGuidePageZeroWidget::switchToMode(tUBTGZeroPageMode mode)
         QString inputStyleSheet("QTextEdit { background: white; border-radius: 10px; border: 2px;}");
         mpModePushButton->hide();
         mpSessionTitle->setReadOnly(false);
+        mpSessionTitle->managePlaceholder(false);
         mpSessionTitle->setStyleSheet(inputStyleSheet);
         QFont titleFont(QApplication::font().family(), 11, -1);
         mpSessionTitle->document()->setDefaultFont(titleFont);
         mpAuthors->setReadOnly(false);
+        mpAuthors->managePlaceholder(false);
         mpAuthors->setStyleSheet(inputStyleSheet);
         mpObjectives->setReadOnly(false);
+        mpObjectives->managePlaceholder(false);
         mpObjectives->setStyleSheet(inputStyleSheet);
         mpKeywords->setReadOnly(false);
+        mpKeywords->managePlaceholder(false);
         mpKeywords->setStyleSheet(inputStyleSheet);
         mpSchoolLevelValueLabel->hide();
         mpSchoolLevelBox->show();
diff --git a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.cpp b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.cpp
index b71bf82f..7ecfbd27 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void UBTGAdaptableText::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent* e)
 void UBTGAdaptableText::showEvent(QShowEvent* e)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(e);
-    if(!mIsUpdatingSize && mHasPlaceHolder && toPlainText().isEmpty()){
+    if(!mIsUpdatingSize && mHasPlaceHolder && toPlainText().isEmpty() && !isReadOnly()){
     	setTextColor(QColor(Qt::lightGray));
     	setPlainText(mPlaceHolderText);
     }
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ void UBTGAdaptableText::onTextChanged()
         setFocus();
     }
     mIsUpdatingSize = false;
-    
-
 }
 
 void UBTGAdaptableText::setInitialText(const QString& text)
@@ -232,22 +230,26 @@ void UBTGAdaptableText::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* e){
 	if(isReadOnly()){
 		e->ignore();
 	}
-	managePlaceholder();
+	managePlaceholder(true);
 	QTextEdit::focusInEvent(e);
 }
 
 void UBTGAdaptableText::focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent* e){
-	if(toPlainText().isEmpty()){
-		setTextColor(QColor(Qt::lightGray));
-		setPlainText(mPlaceHolderText);
-	}
+	managePlaceholder(false);
 	QTextEdit::focusOutEvent(e);
 }
 
-void UBTGAdaptableText::managePlaceholder(){
-	if(toPlainText() == mPlaceHolderText){
-		setTextColor(QColor(Qt::black));
-		setPlainText("");
+void UBTGAdaptableText::managePlaceholder(bool focus){
+	if(focus){
+		if(toPlainText() == mPlaceHolderText){
+			setTextColor(QColor(Qt::black));
+			setPlainText("");
+		}
+	}else{
+		if(toPlainText().isEmpty()){
+			setTextColor(QColor(Qt::lightGray));
+			setPlainText(mPlaceHolderText);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.h b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.h
index 364f3d99..933bdd30 100644
--- a/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.h
+++ b/src/gui/UBTeacherGuideWidgetsTools.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public:
     QString text();
     void setInitialText(const QString& text);
     void setMaximumLength(int length);
+    void managePlaceholder(bool focus);
 
 public slots:
     void onTextChanged();
@@ -111,8 +112,6 @@ protected:
     void focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent* e);
 
 private:
-    void managePlaceholder();
-
     int mBottomMargin;
     QTreeWidgetItem* mpTreeWidgetItem;
     int mMinimumHeight;