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Multiple Selection from A Drop Down menu in MS Word

Hi,

I have a simple request.
I want a drop down box that contains 20 items.
I want to be able to pick any number of these instead of the usual only one item.
I want the selection results to be be displayed in the Word document one above the other.
Thanks,
David
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None of the dropdowns available to be inserted directly within a document (the legacy dropdown form field, the ActiveX combo box, and the content control dropdown list box) support multiple selection.

To get that functionality, you must create a userform on which you insert a list box control, and set that control's MultiSelect property to the value fmMultiSelectMulti ("Pressing the SPACEBAR or clicking selects or deselects an item in the list") or fmMultiSelectExtended ("Pressing SHIFT and clicking the mouse, or pressing SHIFT and one of the arrow keys, extends the selection from the previously selected item to the current item. Pressing CTRL and clicking the mouse selects or deselects an item"). Then insert a MacroButton field in the document to run a macro that displays the userform and places the results in the correct place in the document.
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Last updated January 10, 2025 Views 54,601 Applies to: