Presenting Options on a Form Using Menu Buttons

If you want the users of the form to select one item from a list of options, you can add a menu button to your form.

  1. Click the menu buttons 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 script uses this name to identify the information collected from that field.

  3. Begin creating the list of options for the menu button:

  4. Add other 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 3.

  5. 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 Selected label. Click the left mouse button. A thin yellow line appears, indicating the entry is selected. Click the Delete button and that item disappears.

  6. Click the Apply button to place the menu button on the page.