Select Menus

size= and multiple="multiple"

Ordinarily, a <select> menu shows only one item at a time, and allows only one choice. You can use the size= attribute to tell the select menu to show more than one item at time, and the multiple attribute to allow users to select more than one item from the list.

NOTE: If you allow multiple selection, you must tell users how to select more than one choice.

• In Windows and Macintosh, you hold the SHIFT key while clicking entries to make a contiguous selection.
• In Windows, you hold the CTRL key while clicking entries to make a non-contiguous selection.
• On Macintosh, you hold the command (cloverleaf) key while clicking entries to make a non-contiguous selection.
• On Linux, you just click entries to make a non-contiguous selection.

The next page will allow you to play around with the size= and multiple attributes.

Select Menus (cont.)

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Try <select>