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Having a drop down menu in your forms is a very convenient way of organizing a big list of options. The steps are easy. First make sure that your already have a form.

1. Click the area in the form where you want to add a drop box.
2. Type some descriptive text next to where you want the drop down menu to appear.
3. in the menu bar click insert>form>drop-down box.

4. You should now have the drop down box where you want, double click the drop down box in your form and you should get a popup.
5. Give your drop down box a name in the name area.
6. Next click add ,a popup should appear this is where you are going to add choices for the drop down.

7. If you want the value to be different , select ‘specify value’
8. Initial state, choose whether you want to have it automatically selected or not.
9. Repeat the previous steps and add as many choices as needed.

10. When your done, you can specify the height, which determines the amount of options the visitor will see without hitting the drop down button.
11. Click yes or no to allow your visitor to select more than one item from the menu.
12. Click ok to confirm all your settings and preview to make sure your happy with your drop down.