How to Define a Selectable List in HTML

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Type the <form> tag into the HTML file.

   Whether it's straight text (useful for names and addresses) or a password (for pages that require setup information), or yes/no checkboxes, or even a drop-down list of reasons (and lots of other types too), you'll never run out of items or reasons to put stuff on the page.
   
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   Step 2: Determine what type of information you need to collect from your visitor.

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   Step 3: Remember to denote the areas of the tags with the use of the <p>

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   Step 4: </br> and </form> tags.

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   Step 5: Denote a label for the item using the <p> tag into the code.

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   Step 6: Type the <select> tag to denote this type of list exists to the browser and press ↵ Enter when that is complete.

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   Step 7: Type the <option value="shortexplanation2denoteitem"> tag.

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   Step 8: Type the text that you want your visitor to see displayed in the list.

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   Step 9: Type the concluding tag for the option you wrote using the </option>

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    Step 10: Repeat the steps from type the <option> tag downward for each item you'd like to include in the list.

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    Step 11: Type the conclusionary tag for the selection/drop-down box using the </select> tag.

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    Step 12: Type the </form> tag to conclude the form.

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