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In computing with graphical user interfaces, a drop-down list is a user interface control GUI element ("widget" or "control"), similar to a list box, which allows the user to choose one value from a list.

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Replace Title Menu with My Own HTML/CSS DropDown Title Menu

I am working to develop an intranet portal on SharePoint 2013. I want to create a drop down menu like attached image. I have following strategy in mind Remove the Title Menu with CSS Write my Own ...
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Content types drop down list and creating a <Please Select> option

When uploading a new document to a library, I have a list of 10 content types to choose from. However, I am worried that end users will not bother sensibly picking from the list and just pick the ...
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Rest API Data filter from Lookup column by current user and show in dropdown

I want to show data in lookup column. from a list which contains lookup column and Username and another list which contains lookup value. Example: List1 contains Text column value and List2 ...
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How to make cascade dropdown list in Datasheet View/Quick Edit mode?

I have a list with a need for cascade dropdown list. I've followed the instruction here and successfully create a cascade dropdown in a form. However, I'd like to ask for the possibility of creating ...
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Large Dropdown Lookup with Autocomplete

Wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. Requirement is a drop-down field in a SharePoint Online list that references a customer table in SharePoint Online. Of course, the customer ...
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Drop down options running off right side of screen

I have a form that uses dropdowns with associated lists. When selected, the items in the associated list run off the side of the page. ![List items disappear][1] When the drop down is selected, the ...
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DVWP ASP.NET Filter for all pages

I have created a drop down along with DVWP as described in http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointcustomization/thread/949d4443-58a4-464b-9603-e4c280740650. However I see one ...
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Other way to implement Casecading dropdown in SharePoint Foundation 2010

I need to implement cascading drop-down for Region, State and City. There are more than 20 records so that simple cascading drop-down box does not work. Therefore, I need to implement it with the help ...
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IF statement in Dropdown

I'm trying to fill the blank label with a phrase when the dropdown is equal to SI, but it doesn't work and I don't understand why? I put If(Dropdown1.SelectedText="SI";"¿Desde cuándo se ...
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React SPFX - populate Property Pane Drop down with ID's from SharePoint list

I am new to spfx and struggling with a simple task...!! I have a property pane drop down selecting a SharePoint list which works, now I would like a drop down that is dynamically populated with the ...
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Connecting Sharepoint lists via lookup/utilizing the lookup item in Sharepoint Online

I'm making a leave request where the user picks which department he/she is in and also their manager to send the request to. I don't want the user to manually type anyone's email address. I want a ...
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Manual Entry Sharepoint List

I have a list with a choice column with the option "Can add values manually" activated. However, I wish that at the end of the month I would be able to clean the dropdown to prevent it from being ...
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SHAREPOINT FRAMEWORK - REACT JS alert on Page Load

I am new to SharePoint framework and React JS. I have build a basic Web Part with CRUD operation using React JS. I wanted to show drop-down(html select) value on Page Load in an alert. I am able to ...
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Office ui fabric Dropdown menu does not work on keyboard press

I have SPFX component with React library. The Dropdown menu is working fine with mouse onclick events. however, on pressing enter or space is not working. I am thinking of using eventhandlers such as "...
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How can I create a SharePoint list with a column that can store for ever changing non employee names?

currently we have multiple Sharepoint lists with columns containing drop-downs that contain the names of people that are agency staff so when they complete a form they can choose their name from the ...
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Fetch values into dropdown list column based on query from another list - jquery

Please help me with some code (preferrably jquery). Sharepoint 2016. I have List 1 with columns Resource, Attribute1, Attribute2,..., Attribute10. And I have another List 2 with columns Project, ...
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How do i turn the SharePoint 'Default tick-box pop-up filter' into a 'Dropdown filter'?

As above, how do i turn the SharePoint default tick-box pop-up filter into a dropdown filter? Here's the current filter screens: The filter on the home page- (Sending values to search in the list) ...
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Cascading dropdown list in SPFx web part

Can someone help me with this issue as I would like to create cascading dropdown lists inside the web part itself and not in the property pane. I have found this code in [github react-...
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Using Cascading Dropdown Fields with a Large List

I am trying to find an OOTB method to use to accomplish this task. I have a lookup field (Vendor #) that needs to pick up the matching values whenever a Vendor is selected from its dropdown lookup. ...
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Hide dropdown in Edit.aspx but still have it functional?

In SharePoint 2013. My workflow requires that the user edit a task, fill in a field, and click a "Completed" button which then changes a "Task Status" dropdown to "Completed". Once the dropdown ...
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How to add a list field to the edit form manually

After getting frustrated by dropdowns not even rendering for the lists with more than 5000 items, I take on a journey. Idea is using a cascaded dropdown to keep item count to be populated under 5000. ...
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Cascade dropdown list in Quick Edit mode?

Is it possible to make cascade dropdown list in Quick Edit mode? It works with SPServices on create item,change item.But I interested in quick edit mode.
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How to add Onload change event in Dropdown list

Onload of the page: 1. Change the selected value of dropdown 2. DFWP will update list I have a dropdown list connected to a DFWP for filtering. Using javascript and onload function of SharePoint, I ...
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Not working javascript: Dropdown menu filtering a List (Sharepoint 2007)

I have a list with multiple MenuTypes (MenuA, MenuB) I use a dropdown menu to filter these lists. I get an info from the active directory, so I can filter which menuType will be shown to the user. ...
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SharePoint 2013 dropdown menu for language

How can I make dropdown menu for site language selection in SharePoint 2013 so that users can choose what language they prefer?
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Sharepoint 2013, cascading lookup/dropdown what happens with old data if data changes

Situations tend to change, so sometimes cascading dropdown menu's get adapted because they are no longer relevant ... My question is: what happens with metadata based on the old cascading dropdown ...
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Binding DVDropdownList to Text field

I'm trying to save a selection from a DVDropDownList to a text field but when selecting an option and saving the new item, the textfield remains empty. <SharePoint:DVDropDownList runat="server" ...
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Change selected value in combobox through c#

I have an event reciever that fires when ever an item attachment is added. public override void ItemAttachmentAdded(SPItemEventProperties properties) { base.ItemAttachmentAdded(...
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Issues with SPFilterDropdown in SPD2013

To start things, I have little knowledge beyond the basic concepts of SPD and being a newbie... What I want to accomplish is to only have certain values from another list show up in which their ...
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How do i Generate different calculations depending on what item is selected in drop down box?

Hi guys I am making a SP 2013 site and am currently creating columns... I have a drop down column (Circuit Type) , four text fields (Num1, Num2, Num3, Num 4) and a calculated column (Loss). The ...
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Change default Calendar events to have dropdowns populated by SP Lists

I figured out how to change the fields in a calendar to add extra info about events. Is there a way that I can take the fields that popup when I try to add a new event and get a dropdown table based ...
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Dropdownlist bind to list column

I created a form for a new item in a list and I use asp:dropdownlist: <asp:DropDownList runat="server" id="DropDownList1"> <asp:ListItem>choice 1</asp:ListItem> <asp:ListItem>...
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Hide OOTB Markup Styles dropdown for RichHTML field in SharePoint 2010

I need to hide or inactivate the OOTB markup styles dropdown from the ribbon of RichHTML field. I have tried the RichHtmlField.AllowTextMarkup property but it controls the individual properties not ...
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Javascript in CEWP queries a list every time dropdown is changed on NewForm.aspx not working

I am trying to apply javascript in a CEWP to a NewForm.aspx page of a simple custom list. Basically, the idea is to auto-populate a text field on the new item form whenever a dropdown column's ...
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How to add blog categories in drop-down menu of global navigation?

I am working on a corporate SharePoint site for my company that is made up of several blogs. I have the Global navigation set up to show each blog. I am trying to add blog categories in the drop-down ...
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Custom Web Part's Active Directory connection only working from server

I have a custom web part that utilizes a dropdown combobox with items populated from AD. While it used to work, now I am unable to see anything populated in the dropdown unless I view the web part ...
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Problem with CheckBox in infopath 2010

Hi my name is Marcelo ... I have a problem with extracting data from a list checkbox , i selected 2 options (or more than two of several existing) and these disappear after ... then I need to display ...
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Adding/removing items to/from a DropDownChoiceField

I can't seem to manipulate the items displayed in a DropDownChoiceField I have that's tied to a field on the custom content type with big, really frustrating problems. This field is only visible in ...
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Restricting the creation of an item on the SharePoint list if the item has already been created for a specific value

I have the following problem: I have a list on sharepoint. The user creates an item and selects from the drop-down list the month to which the item relates. The user should not be able to create two ...
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How to add a dropdown menu (or any list of links!) to a Sharepoint Promoted Links tile?

I'd like to have one of the tiles of my Promoted Links to open a dropdown menu. Or any kind of menu really. Basically, what I need is that when the user clicks on the tile, a list of links appears, so ...
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Change query in native Drop-Down List based on a conditional

I have a Drop-Down List type control (Infopath), which since the page loads the form in its Data Source Entry has an instruction as follows which results in the records that match the name of the area ...
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Office-ui-fabric Dropdown shows no item

I'm working on a SharePoint Webpart and I have a Dropdown, which works fine, but when I reload the page, it shows no item in the dropdown field. When I open the list and select some item, it will be ...
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How to bind SP list to Spfx extension as dropdown

I have a SP List with 5 items and Url to it. So now I would like to add this SP list as dropdown to SPFX extension. I was wondering how to achieve this as I know how to add as an WebPart but not to ...
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PowerApps If/Then expression - Populate a field if another field contains any value

My question is about how to write a specific powerapps expression. So I have several drop downs (Project Names) and a text field (PN Display). When a user selects a Project Name from one of the ...
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Dropdown default value Powerapps

need to set dropdown down default value to a sharepoint list item that is not top of the list. Using formula: LookUp(Choices(DIS_Projects_Master_Data.Project), Value= "Please select") this ...
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SharePoint list: creates ';#' in choice columns after saving new item

I have a SharePoint list to which I add rows by filling 'New Item' form. One of the columns in my list is a choice column with multiple options and which also allows to add values manually. When I ...
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Insert a value from a dropdown to a lookup column in SharePoint Online using CSOM/C#

I have a dropdown with values from a column named Title(Single line of text) The end goal is to store these values from the dropdown to a lookup column named Team. Read a few articles here , However ...
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Links for sub menus to left hand menu not working

A few weeks ago I created a site with a left hand menu and everything is working fine. i am now wanting to add drop down menus to some of the main menus and though I can do this, I am getting error ...
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How to make a Sharepoint drop-down list in read only

I'm new with Sharepoint. I have a form and I edit it with Sharepoint designer. I would like to disable a drop-down list (I want just show the value without the possibility to change it). I don't know ...
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Drop-Down Menu select multiple options

How can I select multiple entries from drop down menus in SharePoint list? at the moment I can only select one options. I don't want to change to Checkboxes or radio buttons. Regards
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