How do I select multiple items??? The Installation Guide states, under the "Create Forms" section: "Drop Down Select - Drop Down Select or Combo Box provides an efficient way for the user to choose a value from a list of valid values. The user can select a single or multiple items."
Help?? I have read eleswhere that this cannot be accomplished - please verify. Thanks!!
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Drop down lists are not the best for selecting multiple items. It is commonly assumed that this type of list is "select one only". However when coded right you select multiple items the same as you would in Windows Explorer using the shift or control keys.
My recommendation is that you use check boxes or buttons instead of pulldowns for this function.
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Thank you TNTE...a follow up please. I have created a test form using checkbox as my field type but nowhere do I see the option to have multiple items listed (such as the value placed in Field Size 1 for radio button). I am asking a quesiton to the user - "What sport can you teach"... my options are 1. Soccer 2. Baseball 3. Raquetball etc... how does the user select all three, 1 of 3 etc.. ? Any chance of a peek at some code? Thanks...
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Take a look at this form I helped someone with a while ago. Look at the sections "Action Requested" and "Other Products or Service Requests:".
The radio buttons allow for one of many to be selected. The check boxes allow for one or more to be selected. See the form code using "view source".
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I'd really like to see how you managed to use check boxes for multiple item selection - but the url doesn't seem to work! If the page is still available can you post a new url please?
I can see how check boxes will allow individual items to be ticked - but how/where do you put a "select all items below that interest you" message?
Thanks
H
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How do I select multiple items??? The Installation Guide states, under the "Create Forms" section: "Drop Down Select - Drop Down Select or Combo Box provides an efficient way for the user to choose a value from a list of valid values. The user can select a single or multiple items."
Help?? I have read eleswhere that this cannot be accomplished - please verify. Thanks!!
Drop down lists are not the best for selecting multiple items. It is commonly assumed that this type of list is "select one only". However when coded right you select multiple items the same as you would in Windows Explorer using the shift or control keys.
My recommendation is that you use check boxes or buttons instead of pulldowns for this function.
Thank you TNTE...a follow up please. I have created a test form using checkbox as my field type but nowhere do I see the option to have multiple items listed (such as the value placed in Field Size 1 for radio button). I am asking a quesiton to the user - "What sport can you teach"... my options are 1. Soccer 2. Baseball 3. Raquetball etc... how does the user select all three, 1 of 3 etc.. ? Any chance of a peek at some code? Thanks...
Take a look at this form I helped someone with a while ago. Look at the sections "Action Requested" and "Other Products or Service Requests:".
The radio buttons allow for one of many to be selected. The check boxes allow for one or more to be selected. See the form code using "view source".
Sorry, forgot the url to the form.
http://www.tnteverett.com/forms/use/Meyer/new_form1.htm
I'd really like to see how you managed to use check boxes for multiple item selection - but the url doesn't seem to work! If the page is still available can you post a new url please?
I can see how check boxes will allow individual items to be ticked - but how/where do you put a "select all items below that interest you" message?
Thanks
H
http://www.tnteverett.com/forms/use/example1/test_form2.htm