Presenting Scrolling Selection Lists in a Form

If you need to offer people a list of choices, you can place a selection list on your form. For instance, if you're promoting restaurants, you might include a list of cities. People can select the cities for which they're interested in getting a list of restaurants.

  1. Click the scrolling selection lists button in the Form Tool window.

  2. Enter a name for this item in the Field Name field.

    This name does not appear on the form; it's stored in the HTML file. The cgi-bin program uses this name to identify the information collected from that field.

  3. Click Multiple Selection if you want to allow selection of more than one item on the list.

    When the check mark appears, multiple selection is enabled.

  4. Enter a number in the Height field.

    This number determines how many list items are displayed. For instance, if you type 3, only three items are displayed in the list. To see other items in the list, users must scroll up and down.

  5. Begin creating the list:

  6. Add items to the list by clicking the Add After or Add Before button.

    New Value and Label fields appear. If they're hidden, use the scroll bar to bring them into view. Create the list item by following the instructions in step 5.

  7. Delete items from the list if necessary.

    To delete an item, first select it. In the Form Tool window, place the cursor over the gray area to the right of the Checked label. Click the left mouse button. A thin yellow line appears, indicating the entry is selected. Click the Delete button and that item disappears.

  8. Click the Apply button to place the list on the page.

Note: If you specify a height of 1 and do not allow multiple selection, you create a menu button instead of a selection list.