Changing color on a single specific dropdown selection

[B777232ER]

Hello,

I am new to this and working on trying to change the color and font of only ONE specific dropdown selection out of many multiple within that dropdown list. Is there a way of doing this without having to select each and every selection item I have in the code? 

I have set the primary color of the dropdown selections to RED, but if  the user selects NONE SELECTED, I want this to show as a Bold Black color style.

Is this possible?

[PDF Automation Station · Accepted solution]

Select "Commit selected value immediately" in the options tab of the field properties, then enter the following custom keystroke script:

if(!event.willCommit)
{
if(event.changeEx=="NONE SELECTED")
{
event.target.textFont="Helvetica-Bold";
event.target.textColor=color.black;
}
else
{
event.target.textFont="Helvetica";
event.target.textColor=color.red;
}
}

[Thom Parker]

You can't. Not an option. Cool idea though!

[PDF Automation Station]

Do you mean the color is different for one selection when viewing them all in the expanded dropdown, or do you mean you want one of them different once it is selected?

[PDF Automation Station · Accepted solution]

Select "Commit selected value immediately" in the options tab of the field properties, then enter the following custom keystroke script:

if(!event.willCommit)
{
if(event.changeEx=="NONE SELECTED")
{
event.target.textFont="Helvetica-Bold";
event.target.textColor=color.black;
}
else
{
event.target.textFont="Helvetica";
event.target.textColor=color.red;
}
}

[B777232ER]

This is EXACTLY what I needed, thank you so much!

[B777232ER]

Is there also a way to add an OR statement that will allow 2 possible selections to be black wile the remaining selections would be red?

[try67 · Accepted solution]

if (event.changeEx=="NONE SELECTED" || event.changeEx=="Something else")

[B777232ER]

Thank you! That worked!

[try67]

Just be aware this doesn't change just the selection you make, but all the items in the drop-down. If you open it again after making that selection you will see that.