Is there a way to force the user to choose from one of the drop-down list options and disable his/her ability to type anything into the field?

Also, is it possible to make the box that appears around the set of drop-down items size itself appropriately to the number of items in the list?

Thanks.

In answer to question number 1, I believe you can just change the field to a pop-up menu, unless that is not what your wanting.

Yeah, hoping to use the drop-down. It has the advantage that when the user tabs to the field, a down arrow appears that clearly indicates that a choice list awaits.

Hi,

in the field validation options, you can set the field to be "member of value list". This will not disable the actual typing of different data, but when set to strict (uncheck "allow user to override..."), will not allow the user to exit the field when different data has been entered. Combined with "display custom message..." you should be able to convince the user to use the values in the drop-down list.

Regards,

Peter