Add a drop down list to a form
Use drop-down lists to enable form respondents to select from a list of options. You can either present a single drop-down list, or a paired drop-down list, which visitors can use to refine their choice with a corresponding option from a second list:
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Add a single drop-down list
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Browse to the form you want to edit.
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Go to Edit > Edit formsbuilder page:
Alternatively, select the Edit this form button at the top of the form:
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Under Allow the user to make a choice, select Drop-down list:
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You see the Add/Edit a drop down list screen:
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In the Field name box, enter the name you want to appear as the column heading in the form submissions table. For example:
Talks
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In the Label box, enter the question or instructions to show the respondent on the form – for example:
Select the talk you want to attend
If you don't specify a Label, the Field name displays on the form instead.
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In the Options box, enter the first option - for example:
Later Victorian Literature
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For each additional option, select Add new item and enter the name. To remove an item, select its Click to remove button.
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Optionally, specify the default option using the Pre-selected item the drop-down list.
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By default, the Label displays to the left of the text box. If you'd like to display the Label on top, select that checkbox.
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To make the question mandatory – meaning the respondent must enter text before they can submit the form – select Required.
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To show the single-line text box only to editors of submissions – and hide it from respondents – select Only visible to editors.
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When you're finished editing the drop-down list, select Save.
Add paired drop-down lists
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Browse to the form you want to edit.
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Go to Edit > Edit formsbuilder page:
Alternatively, select the Edit this form button at the top of the form:
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Under Allow the user to make a choice, select Paired drop-down lists:
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You see the Add/Edit a pair of drop down lists screen:
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In the Field name box, enter the name you want to appear as the column heading in the form submissions table. For example:
Arrival time
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In the Label box, enter the question or instructions to show the respondent on the form – for example:
What time do you expect to arrive?
If you don't specify a Label, the Field name displays on the form instead.
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In the Options box, enter the first value for the first drop-down list - for example:
Monday
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Select Add second list item to create each of the options for the second drop-down list corresponding to the first list value.
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To create additional options for the first drop-down list, select Add new item, then Add second list items as required:
To delete an item, select its Click to remove button.
Note: Deleting a first list item also deletes any second list items under it, and cannot be undone.
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If you want a particular option to be selected when the form loads, choose the relevant options in the Pre-selected item for the first list and Pre-selected item for the second list drop-down lists.
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By default, the Label displays to the left of the text box. If you'd like to display the Label on top, select that checkbox.
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To make the question mandatory – meaning the respondent must enter text before they can submit the form – select Required.
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To show the single-line text box only to editors of submissions – and hide it from respondents – select Only visible to editors.
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When you're finished configuring the question, select Save.
