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- Under what circumstances is a select menu used instead of a radio button group?
- What is the difference between a radio button and drop down list?
- Which is more appropriate to use when allowing the user to select only one option is it the radio button or the combo box why?
- When you need to have a user select from a long list of mutually exclusive options which control is most appropriate?
Under what circumstances is a select menu used instead of a radio button group?
A select dropdown is recommended when there are more than 7 options available because the form becomes cluttered and long. However, if the user almost always needs to the change the value (the default is rarely right), then you may want radio buttons even if there are more than 7 options.
What is the difference between a radio button and drop down list?
Think about a multiple choice quiz—you'd give your students Radio Buttons so they could choose one answer for each question and see each choice the entire time. A Dropdown List field can be used to create a list of items that you want a user to choose from—for example, selecting a day of the week.
Which is more appropriate to use when allowing the user to select only one option is it the radio button or the combo box why?
Radio button lists are used when the user needs to select a single option out of a list of options.
When you need to have a user select from a long list of mutually exclusive options which control is most appropriate?
As a general rule of thumb, radio buttons should be used to allow the user to select one option from a set. This is what makes them the ideal candidate for making a selection from mutually exclusive options.
