Form Fields

[Karen]

I have a Drop-Down Form Field set up on my form. When I enter all the items
for the drop-down list, it displays the first item as my default. Is there a
way of entering a default message (example: Please choose an item from the
list) instead of displaying the first item on the list?

Thank you

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Karen was telling us:
Karen nous racontait que :

I have a Drop-Down Form Field set up on my form. When I enter all
the items for the drop-down list, it displays the first item as my
default. Is there a way of entering a default message (example:
Please choose an item from the list) instead of displaying the first
item on the list?

Make the first item be:
"Please choose an item from the list"

Then, on the way out, check if the user has indeed selected an item or not.

Are you talking about userforms or on-line forms?

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[Karen]

Thank you for your help - Although, if I add the message "Please choose an
item from the list" it takes up too much space on the drop-down list. How
come the text form field has default text and the drop-dowm form field
doesn't? To answer your question, I'm taking about the userforms.

Thanks again, Karen

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Karen was telling us:
Karen nous racontait que :

Thank you for your help - Although, if I add the message "Please
choose an item from the list" it takes up too much space on the
drop-down list. How come the text form field has default text and
the drop-dowm form field doesn't? To answer your question, I'm
taking about the userforms.

Use a shorter message:
"Choose an item"

What code are you using to fill the dropdown?

I do not understand your dilemma.
In your original post, you stated that the first item is the default and now
you are writing that there is no default...

This makes me think you are not talking about a userform.
Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, I think the type of
form that you are referring to is
an on-line form, not a userform. A userform is a custom dialog that
is usually called via a macro (Like the Font or Save As dialogs).

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

For more information about on-line forms, see:

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Salut!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org

 

[Karen]

Thank you again for your help and I'm sorry for the confusion. I guess I am
creating an online form and not a user form - Sorry. What I want is the
default text to just show up in the form field shading area and not be part
of the drop-down list. If you notice, when you are using the text form
field, there's a field for default text and there's not one for the drop-down
form field.
Have a great weekend, Karen

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Karen was telling us:
Karen nous racontait que :

Thank you again for your help and I'm sorry for the confusion. I
guess I am creating an online form and not a user form - Sorry. What
I want is the default text to just show up in the form field shading
area and not be part of the drop-down list. If you notice, when you
are using the text form field, there's a field for default text and
there's not one for the drop-down form field.
Have a great weekend, Karen

The default text you speak of for the text field is actual text in the text
field, but when the field is selected and text is typed on the keyboard, the
default gets replaced. If the text field is not selected then it will print
out with the default text like any other text. The same thing applies to
dropdown. The default is the first one and, like the text field, it is part
of the field itself.

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Salut!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
(e-mail address removed)
Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org