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Selecting Multiple List Box Items

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David Dagley
Aug 02, 2025
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A list box form field is very similar to a dropdown (“combo box”) field. With the list box you can see multiple items. If there are more items than the space available you can scroll down the list. Dropdowns only show one item until the field is expanded.

PDF List Box and Dropdown Fields

We created a tool to fill list boxes and dropdowns with multiple items by simply copying and pasting a column from Excel.

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