Multiple Select Drop Down Form Field

[Jlimo]

Hello,

I'm not a programmer, but I am trying to create a form that has a drop -down
list where users could press control and select multiple entries. Can you
please tell me how to do this? It needs to be a drop-down list because it is
an incredibly long list of countries. Thanks so much!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You cannot do it with a Drop Down Form Field. What you will have to do is
create a UserForm and use a Listbox on that form for which you set the
MultiSelect attribute to the appropriate value.

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

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

and the following pages of fellow MVP Greg Maxey's website :

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Populate_UserForm_ListBox.htm


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Fumei2 via OfficeKB.com]

Or, possibly, an ActiveX control, rather than a formfield. Formfields
dropdowns BTW are limited to 25 items. ActiveX controls are not.

However, it is likely that Doug's suggestion is best. A userform.

You cannot do it with a Drop Down Form Field. What you will have to do is
create a UserForm and use a Listbox on that form for which you set the
MultiSelect attribute to the appropriate value.

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

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

and the following pages of fellow MVP Greg Maxey's website :

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Populate_UserForm_ListBox.htm

Hello,

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an incredibly long list of countries. Thanks so much!