How to Create and Insert a List Box in Yahoo SiteBuilder
For the many people who do not know how to build websites with programming codes, there are now intuitive and user-friendly website builder programs that take care of it for you, including Yahoo SiteBuilder. This program allows nearly anyone to create custom and professional looking websites. Yahoo SiteBuilder comes packed with great features, including the ability to create custom forms with custom text fields and even custom list boxes.
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Instructions
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Open and run the application. You will need to left-click on the application icon in order to run the program. If you do not have a copy of this program you can download a free copy (see Resources below).
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Open the website page that you wish to add a list box into. Click on the “File” tab on the command bar in SiteBuilder. Scroll to “Open Site” and left-click; browse to the desired file and click “Open.” To open the desired page, scroll to the “File” tab on the command bar and select “Open Page.” Browse to the desired page and click “Open.”
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Create a list box. Scroll to the “Insert” tab on the command bar and select “Forms and Form Elements.” Scroll to “List Box” and click “OK.” This will create a blank form on the Web page and will also open a list box properties box.
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Edit the list box attributes. To name the list box, type in the desired list box name under the “Name” field. To add items to the list box, click on the “Add” button on the lower left of the list box properties box, which will add a blank field to the “Contents” box, found within the list box properties box. Click on the added field under the “Text” column to name that field as desired. You can change the value of the field by clicking on the “Value” column and entering the desired value. Under the “Selected” column you can check or uncheck a check box as you wish it to appear on the list box form. Using the buttons on the bottom of the “Contents” box, either choose to “Add” a new field, “Remove” an existing field, or move a field “Up” or “Down” within the displayed list. Finally, check the “Permit Multiple Selections” check box found in the “Contents” box to allow multiple selections of check boxes on fields within the list box form.
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Determine the form settings. Under the “Form Settings” tab, you can specify the delivery email address, the confirmation page after form submission and the error page. Clicking on the “Coordinates” tab will allow you to implement precise coordinates for display of the check box on the Web page. Choose the desired attributes and click “OK” to insert the check box. Once you have finished add the desired attributes to your list box, click “OK” to insert it into the form.
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Tips & Warnings
You can create as long or as short of a list with the list box feature. You can drag-and-drop the list box anywhere within the form.
Always test your website by using the hot key “F12” to see what it will look like when published prior to actually publishing the website.
