Creating a Drop Down Box in LibGuides   Tags: adding, creating, drop down box, libguide  

Creating a Drop Down Box in LibGuides

1.  Login into LibGuides and select a LibGuide for the Drop Down Box

2.  Add a New Box to your LibGuide by clicking on the "Add New Box" icon

3. Select "Links and Lists".  In the Box Title section, type in a title, then click on "Create Box"

4.  Click on "Add Text"

5.  Click on the Plain Text Editor

6.  Copy and Paste the code below into the Plain Text Editor, then click on "Save and Close".  Refer to the diagram below

<form method="post" action="" name="">
<select name="select15" onChange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_blank')">
<option selected>Please select a database</option>
<option>---------------------------------------------------</option>
<option value="http://uclibs.org/PID/126936">Academic Search Complete </option>
<option value="http://uclibs.org/PID/20081">LexisNexis Academic</option>
<option value="http://scholar.google.com">Google Scholar</option>
</select>
</form>

7.  You have now created a dropdown box, but we're not done yet. Click on "Save and Close".

8.  Continue on to Part II: Editing the Dropdown Box