Word - Can't see arrows in Drop Down Lists

[althea]

[red]I'm trying to make a form more user friendly. When creating drop down lists, the arrow only appears when the list is selected. How can I make all arrows appear all the time? Is this possible??[/red]
Thanks!

 

[rmikesmith]

Althea,

Assuming you are using the Control Toolbox, there is a property called ShowDropButtonWhen. Select fmShowDropButtonWhenAlways from its list of possible values.

If you are using the Drop-Down form field from the Forms toolbar, then I don't know. I don't see an option to change arrow visibilty or style in my version of Word (97) and in fact, once protection for Forms is enabled, the arrow is always visible.

Regards,
Mike