Pathagoras Tip of the Week

DropDown Lists (Switches)

Adding Content:  You can easily add text to the folder or glossary represented in a DropDown List.

    Here's how to do it:  Display any text onto the editing screen. The text can be from any source. If you are displaying an entire document, but want to add only a portion of the document, highlight just the text you want.

    Select the DropDown List into which you want to add the text. Scroll down to the bottom and click the entry called "Add H'lighted Text." (If the List reflects a glossary, look for the entry call "Add to Glossary.") You will be asked to provide a name and a subject for the new addition. Pathagoras handles the rest.

    When the process is done (a matter of a couple of seconds) the highlighted text has been added as a new element in the DropDown List. The content of the folder, including the new addition, is displayed.

    Note:  The text is not only added to the List as a new selectable item, but is actually added to the underlying folder or glossary.  It is a new Word document (or glossary term) for all purposes as well and resides in the same folder or glossary from which the List originally derived.

    Bottom line: Once you have established a DropDown List, you can easily add content to it without having to navigate to its physical location again.