In a Word form in Office 2011 for Mac, a combo field is a pretty neat thing. Use a combo when you want the user to choose an entry from a list of choices. The Combo Box field is also referred to as aDrop-Down Form field. Follow these steps to create a combo box:

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1. Click in your document at the position to insert the form field.

2. On the Developer tab of the Ribbon, click the Combo Box button.

   A small gray box appears.

3. For mac os x 10.9 new audio evolution download from google drive free. Click the Form Fields Options button on the Developer tab of the Ribbon.

   The Drop-Down Form Field Options dialog opens.

The top half of this dialog lets you build the list of choices that will appear when the Drop-Down button is clicked in your finished, protected form.

• Drop-Down Item: Type an item to appear in the drop-down list.

• Add: Adds your typed Drop-Down item to the Items in Drop-Down List.

• Remove: Removes a selected item from the Items in the Drop-Down List.

• Items in Drop-Down List: These items appear in the drop-down list of choices that appears when the Drop-Down button is clicked in your finished, protected form.

• Move: Select an item in Items in Drop-Down List. Click an arrow to move it up or down in the list.

• Field Settings: Here are the field settings:

  • Bookmark:Give the drop-down list a name ending with a number. The numbers you assign should be sequential.

  • Calculate on Exit: If you use calculations, you can select this check box to cause Word to perform the calculations after the control is used.

  • Drop-down Enabled: When selected when the user clicks a button in the form field, a pop-up menu displays showing the items in the drop-down list.

When you’re done setting up the combo box and you select it within the form, it works like a regular pop-up menu.

How to insert a drop down list in Word?

In Word, Drop down list is a good content control for users to select one of preset values from pull-down menu. This article will show you the detailed steps to insert a drop down list in your Word document.

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Insert a drop down list in Word

To insert a drop down list in a Word document, please do as follows:

1. Click File > Options.

2. In the opening Word Options dialog box, please (1) click Customize Ribbon in left bar, (2) check Developer in the right box, and (3) click the OK button. See screenshot:

3. Now the Developer tab is added in the Word Ribbon. Please click Developer > Drop-Down List Content Control button. See screenshot:

4. Now a new drop down list is inserted in current document. Go ahead to click Developer > Properties. See screenshot:

5. In the Content Control Properties dialog box, please:
(1) name the drop down list in the Title box;
(2) click the Add button in the Drop-Down List Properties section;
(3) In the Add Choice dialog box, type one choice in the Display Name box and click the OK button;
(4) Repeat above step (2) and (3) to add other choices for the drop down list;

6. Click the OK button in the Content Control Properties dialog box.

So far, you have inserted a drop down list with specified title and choices in your Word document. See screenshot:

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    Hi Elna,
    Kutools provides to insert Checkboxes (content controls) quickly with several clicks.
    Under the Kutools tab, click the Check Box button, and there is a Check Box Content Control command in the drop down list.