Figure 14-9 shows a sample list box,
as it appears in the Document window.
By default, the Selections checkbox for Allow Multiple is cleared in the List/Menu Property inspector. When
you enable multiple selections (by selecting the Allow Multiple checkbox), the user can select more than
one item in the list by using two keyboard modifiers, the Shift and Ctrl (Command) keys:
n To select several adjacent items in the list, the user must click the first item in the list, press the
Shift key, and select the last item in the list.
n To select several nonadjacent items, the user must hold down the Ctrl (Command) key while
selecting the items.
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Other than the highlighted text, no acknowledgment (such as a checkmark) appears in the list. As with
drop-down menus, the Web designer can preselect options by highlighting them in the Initially Selected
menu. Use the same techniques with the Shift and Ctrl (Command) modifier keys as a user would.
FIGURE 14-9
Unlike menus, scrolling lists can show more than one item on the screen at a time.
Keep in mind several factors as you are working with scrolling lists:
n If you disable the Allow Multiple Selections box and set a Height value of 1 or clear the Height
field entirely, the list appears as a drop-down menu.
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