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Placeholder text in a drop-down list control

Last post 06-24-2013 02:42 PM by steve.dark. 3 replies.
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  • 06-14-2013 12:14 PM

    Placeholder text in a drop-down list control

    Hi there, I'm building a form in InfoPath 2010 and am trying to figure out how to get placeholder text, like what you can do with a textbox control, in a drop-down list box control that's bound to a data connection. Any suggestions or is this just not possible? Thanks!
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  • 06-14-2013 04:16 PM In reply to

    Re: Placeholder text in a drop-down list control

     Yeah - you may be able to do this somehow in the form files - I'd probably just stick an expression box (calc'd value) over it with some help text and hide it if the drop down isn't blank...

    Hilary Stoupa

  • 06-24-2013 11:53 AM In reply to

    Re: Placeholder text in a drop-down list control

    That should work. Is there a way to actually have the expression box in front of or behind the drop down list control - that would be ideal but I can't seem to figure out how to do it... Thanks!
  • 06-24-2013 02:42 PM In reply to

    Re: Placeholder text in a drop-down list control

    I actually found a way to do what I was originally trying to do. By setting the default value of the field that my drop down was bound to I was able to set the default text. With a quick formatting rule to emulate the grey text color this worked perfectly. I wouldn't call it ideal, but it gets the job done. Thanks for your help!
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