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For the position we need to allow the user to select from a menu of different options

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as you can see here the drop down menu has four options that the user can select from accountant receptionist

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administrator and supervisor

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let's start with entering our input label.

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This is in the third row first column and in the third row second column we can create our select field

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and to do that we'll be using the select tags

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just do a bit of formatting.

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We need to give our select tags a name just like we did for the input fields.

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This attribute is important

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we'll call it position.

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Now we can create our select menu options each option should be contained within an option tag so let's

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go ahead and create four options.

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Just the tags for now

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I'll just copy and paste that three more times

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now with their option tags created let's enter the option that the user will see in the drop down menu.

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The option tag also requires a value attribute this attribute identifies the value that will be attached

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to each option.

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Let's say for example that the users inputs will be stored into a database that only allows two characters

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to identify which option the user selected in this case the user will see the option headings in full

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accountant receptionist administrator and supervisor but the values that get passed onto the HP script

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will only be the first two letters of each option so to set the value attribute.

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We just type in value equals and because the database can only store two characters we'll use the first

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two characters of each option

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and that completes the first select menu we'll create the second one in the same way

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so years are our next table roll.

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Insert the field label is which is experience level

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and we'll copy this select menu and paste it into this column

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we'll call this experience and we'll just change the options

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and it looks like we don't need the fourth option so I'll just go ahead and delete that

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and we'll also change the values that get submitted to our HP script entry level

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and very experienced.

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Let's go ahead and save our file and previewed in our web browser

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so that's what we have so far there.

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There is the first select menu we created and here's the second.