diff --git a/frontend/app.py b/frontend/app.py
index b2d46cd..918a7d8 100644
--- a/frontend/app.py
+++ b/frontend/app.py
@@ -9,12 +9,32 @@ from src.components.index_pipeline import IndexPipeline
 from src.enums import EnvVars
 from src.functions import initialize_app
 from src.graphrag_api import GraphragAPI
+import base64
+
 
 # Load environment variables
 initialized = initialize_app()
 st.session_state["initialized"] = True if initialized else False
 
 
+# def get_base64(bin_file):
+#     with open(bin_file, 'rb') as f:
+#         data = f.read()
+#     return base64.b64encode(data).decode()
+
+# def set_background(png_file):
+#     bin_str = get_base64(png_file)
+#     page_bg_img = '''
+#     <style>
+#     .stApp {
+#     background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,%s");
+#     background-size: cover;
+#     }
+#     </style>
+#     ''' % bin_str
+#     st.markdown(page_bg_img, unsafe_allow_html=True)
+
+
 def graphrag_app(initialized: bool):
     # main entry point for app interface
     # st.title("Microsoft GraphRAG Copilot")
@@ -27,6 +47,7 @@ def graphrag_app(initialized: bool):
     """,
     unsafe_allow_html=True
 )
+    # set_background('./src/images/background3.png')
 
     main_tab, prompt_gen_tab, prompt_edit_tab, index_tab, query_tab = st.tabs(
         [
diff --git a/frontend/style.css b/frontend/style.css
index 03b0606..c616e7a 100644
--- a/frontend/style.css
+++ b/frontend/style.css
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ div[data-baseweb="radio"] > div:focus-within {
 }
 
 div[data-baseweb="select"] > div {
-  border-color: transparent !important;  /* Remove the initial red border */
+  border-color: rgb(48, 48, 48)!important;  /* Remove the initial red border */
   /* box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(28, 28, 28, 0.5);   Optional: add shadow for better focus indication */
 }
 
 /* Change border color when the selectbox is focused (clicked) */
 div[data-baseweb="select"] > div:focus-within {
-  border-color: rgb(48, 48, 48) !important;  /* Set the border color to dark gray when focused */
+  /* border-color: rgb(48, 48, 48) !important;  Set the border color to dark gray when focused */
+  background-color: white;
 
 }
 
@@ -208,3 +209,7 @@ button[kind="primary"] {
   cursor: pointer; /* Change to pointer cursor */
 }
 
+.footer {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  }
+  
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