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DropDown.ListEntries property (Word)

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Returns a ListEntries collection that represents all the items in a DropDown object.

Syntax

expression. ListEntries

expression An expression that returns a 'DropDown' object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an object from a collection.

Example

This example retrieves the text of the active item from the drop-down form field named "DropDown1."

Set myField = ActiveDocument.FormFields("DropDown1").DropDown 
num = myField.Value 
myName = myField.ListEntries(num).Name

This example retrieves the total number of items in the active drop-down form field (the document should be protected for forms). If there are two or more items, this example sets the second item as the active item.

Set myField = Selection.FormFields(1) 
If myfield.Type = wdFieldFormDropDown Then 
 num = myField.DropDown.ListEntries.Count 
 If num >= 2 Then myField.DropDown.Value = 2 
End If

See also

DropDown Object

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