下拉列表是让人们从Microsoft Word文档中某个字段的特定项目中选择的最方便的方法。添加下拉列表的选项在Microsoft Word中有点隐藏，但本教程使其变得简单。
如何在Microsoft Word中启用(Microsoft Word)开发人员选项卡(Developer Tab)
下拉列表功能在Microsoft Word中隐藏的(Microsoft Word)开发人员(Developer)选项卡下可用。您可以转到Windows和 macOS 中的Word选项，通过自定义功能区(customizing the Ribbon)来启用此菜单。
在Windows中，您可以通过转到文件(File)>选项来启用(Options)Microsoft Word中的(Microsoft Word)开发人员(Developer)选项卡。在选项(Options)对话框中，选择边栏中的自定义功能区(Customize Ribbon )。在右侧，在自定义功能区(Customize the Ribbon)部分下，启用开发人员(Developer)菜单并单击确定(OK )按钮。
在 Mac 上，转到Word 菜单(Word menu)>首选项(Preferences)>功能区和工具栏(Ribbon and Toolbar)。在这里，您可以检查Developer选项并点击Save。
现在，您将返回Microsoft Word文档，在顶部，您将在“查看”(View)和“帮助(Help)”选项卡之间看到“开发人员(Developer)”选项卡。
注意：(Note: )您还可以按照相同的步骤将“开发人员(Developer)”选项卡添加到Microsoft Excel和Microsoft PowerPoint。
如何在Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)中创建下拉列表
要将下拉列表添加到Microsoft Word文档，请单击顶部的Developer选项卡，然后选择(Developer)Drop-Down List Content Control。此下拉列表默认为空，您必须对其进行自定义以向文本框添加有用的选项。
要自定义下拉框，请在框内单击一次。选择Microsoft Word中“开发人员”选项卡的“(Developer)控件(Controls)”部分中的“属性(Properties)”按钮。
在“内容控制属性(Content Control Properties)”窗口中，您将看到几个选项来帮助您自定义下拉列表。
您可以先添加标题、标签，然后选择盒子的设计和颜色。微妙的颜色最适合大多数人，因为下拉菜单不应将注意力从Word文档的其他部分转移。编辑内容时标记为删除内容控件的选项是“(Remove content control when contents are edited)内容控件属性(Content Control Properties)”窗口中的一个重要复选框。如果启用此选项，则在选择选项时下拉列表将自动更改为普通文本。
在锁定(Locking)部分，您可以选择是否允许编辑或删除下拉列表。最后，下拉列表属性(Drop-Down List Properties)部分是最重要的部分。您可以单击“添加(Add)”按钮将每个选项键入到下拉列表中。您添加的内容将出现在“显示名称”(Display Name)子标题下方。如果输入有误，您可以单击“修改(Modify)”来更改任何选项中的文本。
“删除(Remove)”按钮将允许您从下拉菜单中删除一些选项，您可以使用“上移”(Move Up)或“下移”(Move Down)按钮更改各种选项的顺序。完成更改后，单击“确定(OK)”关闭对话框。
将下拉列表添加到文档后，您可以单击菜单右侧的向下箭头以显示选择器。选择您想要的选项，它将被记录为下拉列表中的响应。
(Combo Box)Microsoft Word中的组合框与下拉列表(Drop-Down List)
在Microsoft Word的“(Microsoft Word)开发人员(Developer)”选项卡中，您会在下拉列表内容控件(Drop-Down List Content Control)旁边看到一个标记为Combo Box Content Control的按钮。这两个选项是相似的，因为它们都允许您显示选项列表，但它们并不相同。
除了下拉列表中提供的条目之外，组合框还允许人们添加他们自己的自定义条目。(Combo Box)您可以将组合框(Combo Box)视为可填写的表单(fillable form)，然后输入您想要的任何内容。与组合框(Combo Box)不同，下拉列表不能用作Microsoft Word中的表单域。
要在Word文档中添加组合框，首先应添加(Combo Box)开发人员(Developer)选项卡，如我们之前所述。然后单击Word文档中功能区菜单(Ribbon Menu)的控件(Controls)组中的组合框内容控件(Combo Box Content Control)按钮。
这会将组合框(Combo Box)添加到文档中。要自定义它，您可以将光标移动到组合框内(Combo Box)，单击一次，然后选择功能区菜单中的属性(Properties)按钮。
将组合框(Combo Box)插入文档后，您可以选择其中的一个选项，也可以在框内双击以键入自定义响应。
如果您正在使用其他Microsoft Office应用程序，组合框(Combo Box)选项也可在PowerPoint和Access中使用。
删除Microsoft Word中的下拉列表(Drop-Down List)或组合框(Combo Box)
如果要从Word文档中删除下拉列表或组合框，可以右键单击要删除的下拉列表或组合框，然后选择Remove Content Control。或者，您也可以将光标移动到组合框(Combo Box)或下拉列表的左侧。
当光标反转时，单击一次以选择下拉列表或组合框，然后按键盘上的Backspace或Delete将其删除。(Delete)
更多地自定义您的文档
下拉列表只是为文档添加一点交互性的众多方法之一。由于您已经开始自定义Word文档，您可能还对在 Microsoft Office中(custom shortcuts in Microsoft Office)创建(creating )自定义快捷方式感兴趣。
既然您已经了解了如何在Microsoft Word(Microsoft Word)中创建下拉列表，那么您也应该尝试在(try creating one in )Excel中创建一个。如果您更喜欢 Google 的套件而不是Microsoft Office应用程序，则可以尝试使用 Google 表格中的下拉列表(using a drop-down list in Google Sheets)。
How to Add a Drop-Down List in Microsoft Word
A drop-down list is the handiest way to let people choose from speсific items for а fіeld in a Microsoft Word document. The optiоn to add a drop-down list is a bit hidden in Microsoft Word, but this tutorial makes it easy.
How To Enable Developer Tab in Microsoft Word
The drop-down list feature is available under the hidden Developer tab in Microsoft Word. You can go to Word options in Windows and macOS to enable this menu by customizing the Ribbon.
In Windows, you can enable the Developer tab in Microsoft Word by going to File > Options. In the Options dialog box, select Customize Ribbon in the sidebar. On the right side, under the Customize the Ribbon section, enable the Developer menu and click the OK button.
On a Mac, go to the Word menu > Preferences > Ribbon and Toolbar. Here, you can check the Developer option and hit Save.
You’ll now be back in your Microsoft Word document and at the top, you will see the Developer tab in between the View and Help tabs.
Note: You can also add the Developer tab to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint by following the same steps.
How To Create a Drop-Down List in Microsoft Word
To add a drop-down list to your Microsoft Word document, click the Developer tab at the top and then select Drop-Down List Content Control. This drop-down list will be empty by default and you’ll have to customize it to add useful options to the text box.
To customize the drop-down box, click once inside the box. Select the Properties button located in the Controls section of the Developer tab in Microsoft Word.
In the Content Control Properties window, you’ll see several options to help you customize the drop-down list.
You can add a title, a tag, and pick the design and color of the box first. A subtle color works best for most people because the drop-down menu shouldn’t take attention away from other parts of the Word document. The option labeled Remove content control when contents are edited is an important check box in the Content Control Properties window. If you enable this, the drop-down list will automatically change to normal text when an option is selected.
In the Locking section, you can choose if you want to allow the drop-down list to be edited or deleted. Finally, the Drop-Down List Properties section is the most important one. You can click the Add button to key in each option to the drop-down list. Your additions will appear below the Display Name sub-head. If you make a mistake, you can click Modify to change the text in any of your options.
The Remove button will allow you to get rid of a few options from the drop-down menu, and you can use the Move Up or Move Down buttons to change the order of various options. When you’re done making changes, click OK to close the dialog box.
Once a drop-down list is added to the document, you can click the down arrow on the right side of the menu to reveal the picker. Select the option you want and it’ll be recorded as your response in the drop-down list.
Combo Box vs Drop-Down List in Microsoft Word
In the Developer tab in Microsoft Word, you’ll see a button labeled Combo Box Content Control right next to Drop-Down List Content Control. These two options are similar because both of them allow you to present a list of choices but they’re not the same.
The Combo Box lets people add their own custom entries in addition to those provided in the drop-down list. You can treat a Combo Box like a fillable form and type whatever you want. Unlike the Combo Box, a Drop-Down List cannot be used as a form field in Microsoft Word.
To add a Combo Box in your Word document, first you should add the Developer tab as we’ve described earlier. Then click the Combo Box Content Control button in the Controls group of the Ribbon Menu in your Word document.
This will add the Combo Box to the document. To customize it, you can move the cursor inside the Combo Box, click once, and then select the Properties button in the Ribbon Menu.
Once the Combo Box is inserted in your document, you can either select one of the options in it or you can double-click inside the box to type a custom response instead.
In case you’re working on other Microsoft Office apps, the Combo Box option is also available in PowerPoint and Access.
Remove Drop-Down List or Combo Box in Microsoft Word
If you want to remove a drop-down list or a combo box from your Word document, you can right-click the one you want to remove and select Remove Content Control. Alternatively, you can also move the cursor to the left side of the Combo Box or drop-down list.
When the cursor gets inverted, click once to select the drop-down list or combo box, and press Backspace or Delete on your keyboard to remove it.
Customize Your Documents Even More
A drop-down list is just one of the many ways to add a bit of interactivity to your document. Since you’ve begun customizing your Word documents, you may also be interested in creating custom shortcuts in Microsoft Office.
Now that you’ve learned how to create a drop-down list in Microsoft Word, you should try creating one in Excel too. If you prefer Google’s suite over Microsoft Office apps, you can try using a drop-down list in Google Sheets instead.
