# Drop Down - Newbie Question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 16, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795 "2002-10-16T18:40:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![colin\_ferguson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@colin\_ferguson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colin_ferguson)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795/1 "2002-10-16T18:40:40Z")

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I am trying to create a simple drop down menu field with 5 or six options. I was using the smart clip “menu” that came with flash 5.

Iam having difficulty solving this problem:

I want 6 or so options in the list, however there is only one option  
that I want the user to select. The other 5 options should return a  
message like “you chose the wrong option”

only the correct option should fill the field.

Any ideas for a struggling newbie?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795/2 "2002-10-16T19:53:43Z")

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no not really, unless you code it yourself using AS. Try just doing it with HTML…unless everything else is in flash…

-mike:cyclops:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795/3 "2002-10-16T19:56:02Z")

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yep. all flash.

it’s kindoff like a windows drop down that Im trying to simulate.

thanks for replying…

col

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-newbie-question/6795/4 "2002-10-16T23:02:00Z")

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sorry…i’m stumped