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Creating a Drop down list in InDesign

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June 29, 2018
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I don't see how this is done. I can find what seems to be a box but there are no parameter for entering list items.

Correct answer jane-e

wulfie13 wrote
I can find what seems to be a box but there are no parameter for entering list items.

You can do this as form field.

Draw a frame and select it with the Selection tool.
Open the Buttons and Forms panel from Window > Interactive.
For the Type, choose either Combo Box or List.
Enter the list in "List Items".

Export as an Interactive PDF. It won't work inside of InDesign.

Is this what you are asking?

Justin Putney

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If you want to create a functional menu that works in epub, Publish Online, and in5 (HTML5), without coding...there's a technique described in this guide:

https://ajarproductions.com/iduxpatterns/

in5 also comes with a Menu Builder wizard that can help with this. Shown in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcrB2-wAtWc

jane-e

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wulfie13 wrote
I can find what seems to be a box but there are no parameter for entering list items.

You can do this as form field.

Draw a frame and select it with the Selection tool.
Open the Buttons and Forms panel from Window > Interactive.
For the Type, choose either Combo Box or List.
Enter the list in "List Items".

Export as an Interactive PDF. It won't work inside of InDesign.

Is this what you are asking?

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Jeffrey_Smith

Community Expert

For a PDF form, you can add a Combo Box (drop down). If that is what you need, take a look at screen capture.

To make an element a Combo Box, contextual select frame, Interactive > Convert to Combo Box.

To add the choices of the Combo Box, from Buttons and Forms panel, add your content to the List Item Field, and then select the + button to add to list.

jane-e

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Jeffrey_Smith , You type faster than I do!

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Wulfie13Author

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Perhaps this is an older version because I'm not seeing what you are . I'm using 2015.3, build 11.3.0.34x64

I'm seeing:

BobLevine

Community Expert

You're going to have provide a lot more information. What version of InDesign? What are you planning on exporting to? How will it be viewed?

melissapiccone

Community Expert

A drop down list like for a web page? That requires HTML code. It's not a "design" thing.

Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist

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johnm62965583

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Really?
Of course it's a design thing. I did it in 2015 – three years before your reply – for the Bank of England. Download a copy of the Annual Report I created for them back then: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/annual-report/2015

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