Disappearing in-cell instructions

Hello,
Simple question here: I'd like to have a cell contain instructions that disappear when text is entered into the cell, much like the "help" box on the upper right of the Excel window has a label that says "Please type question here", which disappears when you actually type in a question. Any ideas?
THANKS.

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Not exactly like that, but you can use the Input Message function of data validation. To get that exact functionality, you'd need VBA.

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