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Selection Lists

You can insert a Selection List-either a scrollable list from which the user may select one or many items, or a pull-down menu from which the user may select one item-into a form.


Add a Selection List:

Selection list dialog

  1. Position the cursor where you want the Selection List to be.
  2. Click the SList button on the form palette to get the dialog box above. This dialog allows you to insert a text area (a scrollable area in which the user can type more than one line of text) into a form.
  3. Specify a value for the Form Tag.
  4. In the Selection List Attributes box enter the number of lines to be displayed in the Display: Lines field.
  5. In the Selection List Attributes box choose, by clicking, whether to Allow Multiple Selections.
  6. Insert the items into the Selection List.
  7. To change the text or default status of an item in the list, highlight the item in the text area (so that it is displayed in the Selection List field) make the changes, and press Change.
  8. To delete an item from the selection list, highlight the item in the text area (so that it is displayed in the Selection List field) and click the Delete button.
  9. To change the order of items in the selection list, highlight the item (so it is displayed in the Selection List field) and press Up or Down buttons to move the highlighted item through the list.
  10. Click OK, and the selection list appears where the cursor was positioned.

Every form element must must have a "Form Tag". When a form is submitted, then the POST to the form URL will contain "<Form Tag>=<Current Selection Name>". You may initialize what items you want in the list and which ones will be selected.

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