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Enlarge a Choice column's “specify your own value” text area?

Can anyone suggest a way to make the "specify your own value" text box larger in the Edit Form of a list item's Choice column? I would like to make it look more like a multi-line text field type, ...
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new Item should show next 3 months and year in drop down

I have a ReleaseMonth column in my custom list. currently set to single line of text. i have requiremnet to shows a dropdown list that includes next three months and year. For example :- if the ...
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sharepoint list choice required field

Using out-of-the-box SharePoint 2007, I want to create a required "choice" field that has values but no spaces/blanks as a valid option. I then want the entry form to show a blank as you select ...
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Reformatting the Choice Field to be more user friendly

This is an odd one, so I appreciate any help with this. We have a choice field, Work Status, on a list used for project tracking. Over the course of requirements creep (out of my control!), the ...
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Choice field event handler

I have a drop-down choice field in a custom list I'd like to add an event handler that fires when a value is selected from the drop down. I'd originally attached to the itemupdating event but ...
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Choice field editable from CQWP

I have a list which includes a choice field that has values displayed in a drop down. I have added an event handler to the list item so that when a value is selected from the drop down an alert is ...
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Wants to convert the “choice” column to “managed metadata” column in SharePoint 2010

I have a "choice" (Checkboxes (allow multiple selections) ) column and wanted to convert the column as "managed metadata" column without any data loss. Suggest.
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Choice Filter list based on User Group

I have two List web parts being filtered based on a connected Choice Filter web part. I would like the choices available in the filter web part to be the members of a SharePoint user group. For now, I ...
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site columns with a different value and display text

is it possible to create a choice site column that has a display value that actual differs from the real value. as an example i want a site column that displays a list of colours but i want the ...
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In a list (2010), can I have a Choice type field that can dynamically be filled as users add new values to that field (if it didn't already exist)?

A list of projects are in the Choice field already. As new projects are started a user (without designer access) wants to add a new project and in the future be able to select it from the drop down, ...
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Simple Choice field value assignment

My apologies for asking, what seems like, a really basic question - but I can't appear to assign a value to a 'Choice' field programmatically and can't find anything documented anywhere. Defined in ...
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Custom Masterpage breaking choice columns (SP2010)

I have a custom masterpage which was based on the start masterpages from codeplex. We have a situation where on our lists, choice columns won't save properly, they always default, but in the UI all ...
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Column being indexed - cannot create site from custom template

I created several content types in the content type hub. Next, I have created a site out of the default team site with several document libraries and lists on my site which utilize these content types ...
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Multi-Select choice listbox in SPD

When I create Choice column from SharePoint designer, it gives me three options under display as: Drop-down menu Radio buttons Checkboxes Apparently, for multiple select option, we only have ...
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how to upload document from c# application with datetime/choice column

i have created an application to simplify uploading file to document library and i am having problem with 2 fields which is datetime and choice fields of the document library, the file is not ...
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Multiple values from ECT field in Word 2007/2010 document

I have the following issue. I have a word 2010 document template where I would be able to add multiple values (not neccessary all at the same time - one by one is also ok) to a field from ECT field. ...
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How set Default-Values of Choice by the Creation of new Lists via (JavaScript) CSOM

Im trying to create a list by using the JavaScript CSOM, but Im stuck at a certain point. In this example I use the Template "SP.ListTemplateType.issueTracking" to create and enhance a list, in this ...
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Upload document : Default value not applied on choice column if baseFieldControl.ControlMode = SPControlMode.Display

I created a new site column, a choice column with 5 values to pick from in a drop down list : 1, 2, 3, 4 (default value), 5 I then created a document content type using this column. The problem I am ...
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Displaying the drop down values of a Choice Column in Sharepoint Designer

I have a list with several columns. One of such columns - called Stauts is a Choice Column displayed as a drop down. There are four choices in this drop down, and users can select only one of them at ...
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SharePoint 2007: How to track time taken of column value changes?

I'm working in SharePoint 2007 Document Library, where there is a Choice column named Status, with a value of Assigned, In Progress, Closed. I wanted to capture the time taken of document status ...
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Creating A Search Scope Using A Choice Fiels

I want to create a search scope in MOSS 2007. This scope is looking at a list named policies and procedures and should select only the items which are local. The option to select whether an item is ...
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How to change boolean variation on document template

I've a bool (checkbox field) as a template field, and it shows true - if checked - and false - if not - on the template field content and I want to show up different display text. what's the best way ...
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Choice Column - Enfore Unique Values For a Subset of the Choices

I have a list defined with a column called "Priority". The Priority column is a choice column where the list of choices is defined as: 1,2,3,4,5 and None. This effectively defines a list item as being ...
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Add value to Choice field through ClientContext API

I'd like to add and select values to a choice field in a document library. Something obviously more tricky than I remembered. I'm doing something like this but it doesn't work. The value gets added ...
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Dependency between 2 choice columns

I'm using SharePoint 2007. I created a custom list. In the list I create 2 choice fields (column A, column B). I want to implement this scenario: if the user chooses the first choice from column A, ...
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Add choice to SPFieldChoice from an Eventreceiver in sandboxed

I am trying to make a sandboxed solution that adds a couple of itemeventreceivers to a list, that add the items to the choices of a choicefield. The result would be something like a lookup field, ...
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How can I display checkbox or radio button choices in a Choice field vertically?

I have a list with SharePoint 2007 with a Choice column that I'd like the choices to be displayed vertically (every 2 or 3) instead of horizontally. Is there some JavaScript/jQuery I can utilize to ...
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The CHOICE element contains the value within its body. What gives?

As stated on MSDN, the CHOICE element contains the value within its body. That means that in a field, if I have: <CHOICES> <CHOICE>foo</CHOICE> ...
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SPFieldChoice mappings

I found that the SPFieldChoice has mappings <Field ID="{c15b34c3-ce7d-490a-b133-3f4de8801b76}" Type="Choice" Name="Status" DisplayName="$Resources:core,Tasks_Status;" ...
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Sharepoint 2010 - Related fields in dropdowns. How to?

In my UI I have a dropdown which contains some values: A, B, C. There is also another dropdown in the page whose values depend on the selected value in the first combo. If I select A in the first ...
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Choice field changed - How to propagate the change down to all lists that used it?

I have a feature (Web scoped) with a content type which contains a field (Type="Choice"). Values were A, B and C. I've created a list based on this content type and added some elements in it. I ...
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Purpose of the <MAPPINGS> CAML element in a custom Choice Field definition

I have yet to find a clear answer to this topic, so I'm writting this question in hope that someone can explain me the correct way to archieve my goal. I must also add that all my test was done on ...
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Cannot change value in a choice column for some documents

In a hosted WSS 3.0 environment I have a standard document library with some extra columns. For some reason I cannot change the value in a choice column (called: "Status"). The value always is reset ...
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How to Add Blank to choice field?

I added a choice field "IsMainframe". Business unit only want Blank and Yes. How do I incorporate blank in a choice field?
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Dynamic Choice Lists in Forms

What is the best way to accommodate dynamic dropdown lists for New & Edit Forms? Example: User chooses an option in dropdown 1, which then triggers specific values in dropdown 2. Surely I ...
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How can I filter based on Choice fields when using ListData.svc in SharePoint 2010?

I have a list that I'm trying to query using ListData.svc. I am trying to pull back records within a date range and with a particular value from a Choice field checked. If I use Lists.asmx, I can ...
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How do I set dynamic values for an SPFieldChoice?

I want to add choices programmatically to an SPFieldChoice so that its select box has values with Current Year - 5 to Current Year + 5. What is the best way to do this? Ex: 2005 2006 2007 ... ...