WebPlus Essentials User Guide - Serif

246 Adding Dynamic Content
Text Area Use for adding multi-line text, numbers or a
mixture of both. Generally used for entering
input, either textual or numerical, e.g. an
enquiry, recipe, or list of figures.
Combo Box For selection from a list of items in a dropdown
menu where only one item can be
selected by default, e.g. a gender combo.
Combo boxes also allow for a scrollable list
of items; with optional support for multiple
selection. For example, to select
Afghanistan, Algeria, and Andorra, use
Ctrl-click on each item:
You can use Shift-click to group select a
range of items.
When designing multiple selection
combo boxes, drag the top or
bottom of the Combo box to allow
several items to be displayed by
default.
Check Box Ideal when you want to select multiple items
displayed side by side. A good alternative to
a Combo Box if space allows. The web
visitor clicks once to select or deselect the
box, e.g.
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