Dropdown list frames

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Dropdown list frames

FreeOffice: SoftMaker FreeOffice does not support the insertion of form objects.

You can use the ribbon command Insert | group Objects | Form object | Dropdown frame to insert a dropdown list frame.

Dropdown list frames are used and function in the same way as dropdown lists. For more information, see previous section).

The difference: A dropdown list frame, like all types of frames, has a fixed position on the page. Thus, it does not move when you add or remove body text above it. The normal body text is automatically wrapped around the frame's border lines – it flows "around" the frame.

Note: Unlike dropdown lists, dropdown list frames always appear with a border line in the printout. This setting cannot be changed in TextMaker, but you can use the following trick to work around it if you do not like the border in the printout: Insert a Dropdown list into a text frame.