Tom Bevington
Member
Have a required drop down field from which user must choose one of 5 Counties.
I don't want to pre-select a default value for any of the 5 Counties.
I'd like to display a default message/"pseudo-value" like "PICK ONE" or "SELECT YOUR COUNTY" that's NOT treated like a valid user selection if the user ignores the field and then presses SUBMIT.
Can I do this without cluttering up my form with a lot of FIELD DESCRIPTION text that's visually annoying?
Yes, to use a placeholder that doesn't get saved, however, you'd want to make the field REQUIRED and then do the following:
- Edit drop down field
- Enable Values on the choices
- For the first item give it the value "Select Your County"
- Give the "Select Your County" option a blank value
See this screenshot:
If the field is required and the selection has a blank value, it won't validate. So this would force them to select one of the options and they can't select the placeholder.
