5.i. Drop Down (Select) Boxes

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The Select Tag displays a drop down box where only one item can be selected.
The only required parameter is value.
The optional parameters are name and memo.

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Example 1:
[select value="choice A|choice B|choice C"]

Also, numeric values (for calculations) can be set by using the 'equals sign' in the name parameter. This comes in handy with calculations (later in this tutorial).
Example 2:
[select name="letters" value="choice A=1|choice B=2|choice C=3"]

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