Make sure you
have planned out the format of your multiselect before continuing. You
should have in mind the label or question for the set, the number of
options, the option text to be shown to the user, and the actual value of
each option to be stored when it is selected.
Make sure you are
editing the elements of the form you wish to add the multiple select to.
Select Multiple Select from the drop down list of
elements on your tool bar and click Add. Follow these
steps to finish adding the element:
Fill
out the Name for your element. The
Name is used to uniquely identify this particular
element within the form. Form Generator will attempt to auto-assign a unique
name to your element, but if you would like a different name you can change
it. The only restrictions are, the name must contain only alpha and numeric
characters, NO spaces, and be unique within the form you are editing.
Fill out the Associated Text for
your element. The associated text is the text shown with your element. This
text can be a simple label, question, or instruction. (e.g.: Please select
your age range:)
Enter the Number of Options
to be used with the multiple select box or select a Predefined
Option Set (see section: Predefined Option Sets).
If
this element is required to be filled out, check the Required
check box.
Click Next.
If
you did not select a predefined option set, you will now need to fill out
the information for each option in your multiple select box.
For
each option, enter the Text which will be the actual
text shown for options in the multiple select box.
For
each option, enter the Value which will be the actual
value stored if the corresponding option is selected. Optionally, if you the
value you want to be stored is the same as the text entered for each option,
you can select the Use option text as values check box
at the bottom of the list of options. If that is selected, you do not need
to fill out anything for the values of your options.
If
you wish to have a certain option selected by default when the form is first
shown to your site visitors, select the Default flag
for the corresponding option.
If you wish to save the
set of options you just created as a predefined option set, enter a name to
save the option set as in the Save option set as field.
Double
check your option set and click Save Multiselect when
finished.
The multiple select box will be saved and
added to the end of your form.