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A drop-down list (abbreviated drop-down, or DDL; also known as a drop-down menu, drop menu, pull-down list, picklist) is a graphical control element, similar to a list box, that allows the user to choose one value from a list. When a drop-down list is inactive, it displays a single value. When activated, it displays (drops down) a list of values, from which the user may select one. When the user selects a new value, the control reverts to its inactive state, displaying the selected value.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop-down_list

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When should a dropdown be used?

I am working on the design for a large food shopping chain who is holding a contest. One of the requirements was that users can vote for their favorite item online or in the stores. My initial design was to provide something like this to show the…
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Alternatives to cascading drop down interfaces

Our development team needs to create an interface to select a vehicle. First the user will select the Year, then the Make, then the Model, and finally an Engine. The valid choices for each choice will be filtered by the prior selections made by the…
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Best practice: dropdown selection with associated settings.

We have the following Dialog (see Screenshot) in our software, that I would like to improve. 1) The user should select a profile (screenshot: dropdownbox on the left) to use for the following action. 2) For each profile there are some settings…
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Should dropdown menus be indicated by arrows?

Should dropdown menus be indicated by arrows so users can distinguish between dropdowns and non-dropdowns? Does this depend whether we're talking headers or bodies, primary or secondary navbars? Do too many arrows cause visual clutter?
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Dropdown with a create new button

I have a dropdown that looks like this: as you can see, I have a button that allows to create a new project, clicking this button will open a pop up (where you can create project). as soon as you are done, the list will have one more item…
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Two different ways to narrow a large list from a select drop-down

I'm revamping our registration page with a lengthy list of professional certifications. I am using a plugin that dynamically searches the drop-down based on user input. Is it preferable to have two drop-downs, with one that denotes a field of…
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Is a dropdown easy to use?

I have a web form with a canvas. I must add two buttons in the top-right corner, "Save as SVG" and "Save as PNG". I was wondering if using a drop down button instead of the buttons could be better. At first it seems a nice choice, but I have a doubt…
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How many visitors (percentage) click the main category of a multi-level navigation menu (e.g. About Us) and how many select a sub-level?

I'm curious what people instinctively do and whether anyone has data on it. When I go to About Us, for example, I click on it rather than on a sub-lelvel, which usually has "Meet the Team," etc.
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Dropdown execute action onChange

I currently have a dropdown that adds a selected section to the page. Originally, the dropdown had a button associated with it to execute the addition of the section. I've since changed it to execute when the selection is made and thus removing…
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Selection in a dropdown with two different input formats

I am building a tool which will be used on a regular basis by call center agents. The tool is concerned with supporting products - and as such each product has a product page which contains information, articles, news and other items of interest…
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Dropdown with multiple values

I have a configuration page where in there is a field for associating the IP address. IP address will be in huge number. Can some one suggest me what is the best practices to get this done? A dropdown? or some thing else?
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Enforcing mutual exclusivity in multiple constrained choices

I want to offer the user the choice of one of n choices. The natural choice is to use a dropdown list box: Here, "Album name", "Artist name" and "Track name" should be mutually exclusive; only one dropdown may have each distinct value selected.…
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Is opening a dropdown after clearing it a good practice?

Currently in our application we have a dropdown that opens again directly after getting cleared. I imagine this can be handy for some users, but annoying for others. Is this a good practice to follow? Context: This is being used in combination with…
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Immediate friction or further up the journey?

Background Our booking journey WILL require getting the exact age of any children added to the booking due to tax reasons. We are doing that by providing dropdowns to select the ages of these children. We don’t have the data to estimate what a good…
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Best practice for form fields with interdependent dropdown menus

I have a best practice question. I have a form field that has questions with drop downs. Some of the dropdowns answers would make fields appear or disappear. My question is, should all fields be visible when you open the page or should they be…
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