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mariew46
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September 14, 2017
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create a dropdown list that displays images instead of text

  • September 14, 2017
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I know this may have been asked many times but I've searched and can't find a clear answer.  I want to create a form which contains a dropdown list - however in the dropdown list I want to display small thumbnails instead of words, can this be done.

We are creating a review form and the employee needs to rank themselves with different colour smiley faces, eg, green for performing, yellow for I need support etc... We do not want any words to display

Any help would be appreciated.

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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September 14, 2017

As mentioned, this can't be done using the built-in drop-down field, but it can be achieved using buttons and a set of scripts to show, hide and select them. I've developed similar tools for some clients in the past, so if you're interested in a custom-made solution to this issue, feel free to contact me privately at try6767 at gmail.com and we could discuss the details.

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George_Johnson
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September 14, 2017

A dropdown field does not support images. You'd have to fake it using other field types or maybe a custom dialog.

For example, you could include a non-printing button that when clicked displays a custom dialog with a dropdown, and when an item is selected it could set the icon of another button to display the graphic you want. This would involve some JavaScript and wouldn't be supported by most (all?) non-Adobe PDF viewers.

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