Select choices

Your form can include fields with lists of options to choose from. For example, a field called Shipping Method could have the choices Mail, UPS, and Federal Express. A field with a choice list has an arrow on the right side of the field.

To make a selection from a choice list

  1. Click the arrow indicator on the right side of the field's title.
  2. In the list, click the choice you want or type the first few letters. The rest of the text is entered for you. If there is more than one item in the list that matches the letters you typed, type more letters until one entry matches or scroll to the entry you want and click it.

    If the list doesn't include the choice you want and if the form allows it, you can type your entry in the text field at the top of the choice list box.
  3. Your choice appears in the field.
  4. Press Tab to accept the choice and move to the next field. If you press Tab without selecting a choice, the field is left blank and the cursor moves to the next field.

The form author can add descriptive text to a list of choices. This text doesn't appear in the field once a choice is made. For example, if you select "TurboMail (0003)," only the text in parenthesis (in this example,·"0003") appears in the field.



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