How To Add Drop-down Menu In Word ?

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This can be done very easily. Follow the steps -

Open the Word document and Click on the View Menu and go down to Toolbars.
When the menu opens select the Forms toolbar. You will have more control if this is done inside of a table but is doesn't have to be.
Click on a space in the document and then select Drop Down Menu from the forms tool bar you opened.
After the menu is inserted Right Click on the menu you just inserted and select properties.
Now just add what you want to the list.


To make a drop down box in Microsoft Word, you must first turn on the Forms toolbar as this is the toolbar that contains all the Forms function.
The Forms toolbar is shown below:


To create a drop down box simply click on the third button along that looks like a drop down box. Be sure to select where you want the drop down box to be placed before clicking on the Drop-Down Form Field button.

The next step in the process of setting up the drop-down list is to add the drop down item. First you need to open the Drop-Down Form Field Options dialog box. To do this simply right click over the drop down field you inserted and choose the Properties command from the shortcut menu.


You should see the Drop-Down Form Field Options dialog box. To add a drop down item simply type in the names you require in the Drop-Down item text box and then press the Add button. This will add the item into the drop down box. Keep adding the items till you are finished.

Now that you have completed adding the items to you Drop-down box simply press the OK button.

I have a forms field drop down in the first lien of my doc. This drop down is of all the country names. what i want is , when i select a particular country in the very next line the country capital name should be automatically fill. Is that possible. I WOULD BE HIGHLY GREATFUL IF THE FORUM COULD HELP ME.

You can add drop down menus and any other form element in a Microsoft Word 2010 document very easily.

I am uploading some screen shots with each step, that you can follow to reach the drop-down option.

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