Changing the properties of dropdown lists |
  
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Changing the properties of dropdown lists |
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By right-clicking on the edge of the dropdown list, you can select Dropdown: Properties from the context menu to change the properties of this object via the dialog box.
Alternatively: On the contextual ribbon tab Object, click on the group arrow
in the bottom right corner of any command group.
The following options are available:
Layout tab
This option is only available for dropdown list frames.
On this tab, you can change the object's position and wrap margins, among other things. For more information, see Object properties, Layout tab.
Format tab
This option is only available for dropdown list frames.
On this tab, you can change the size of the object. For more information, see Object properties, Format tab.
Properties tab
On this tab, you can change general settings. For more information, see Object properties, Properties tab.
Form object tab
On this tab, you can make settings for the dropdown list itself:
▪List entries section
| Here, you specify the items that should appear in the dropdown list. To do so, proceed as follows: |
| To add an item: Enter the name of the item in the New entry field and press Enter↵ or click on the Add button. |
| To remove an item: Select the item in the list of entries and click on the Remove button. |
| To change an item: Remove the item and reinsert it. |
| To change the order: Select one of the items in the list and click on one of the small arrows to the right of the list to move the item up or down. |
▪Lines (max.)
| This option is only available for dropdown list frames. It determines the maximum number of lines to be displayed when the list is opened. |
▪Use additional inner margins
| This option is only available for dropdown lists. By default, Write makes dropdown lists just big enough to contain the relevant text. If you enable this option, it will add small inner margins. The object will be enlarged automatically. |
▪3D effect
| If you enable this option, the list will be drawn with a 3D effect. |
For dropdown list frames, you can also specify the character format (font, size, color, etc.) for the list items.