Drop-Down Box Entry

[Karen]

Using Word 2003
I want to create a drop-down box on a form. It will only have two options,
but I don't want the drop-down to default to any of the options. The user may
forget to choose one. I would really like it to display "Please Choose From
the List" as a default. I cannot figure out a way to do this. I don't want to
add "Please Choose From the List" to one of the options, then it will be one
of the entries when the user opens the drop-down. Is there any way around
this?
Thanks, Karen

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi Karen,

Using Word 2003
I want to create a drop-down box on a form. It will only have two options,
but I don't want the drop-down to default to any of the options. The user may
forget to choose one. I would really like it to display "Please Choose From
the List" as a default. I cannot figure out a way to do this. I don't want to
add "Please Choose From the List" to one of the options, then it will be one
of the entries when the user opens the drop-down. Is there any way around
this?

No, that's really the only possibility, using form fields. But if you can have
macros, you could use a macro to do something with the fact that they haven't
made a different selection, such as return them to the dropdown, or refuse to
print or save or something.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Karen]

Thanks Cindy!
I'm having problems with the security levels at work. This is why I cannot
get the macro to work.
Karen