What is a drop down menu and how would you use it?

Answer 1

A drop down menu comes down from the top of the computer screen, in the gray area. If you click on the things that say; File Edit View; and etc., a drop down menu should come down. A menu whose title is normally visible but whose contents are shown only when the user activates it, normally by clicking on the title or a small arrow next to the title, whereupon the menu items appear below the title. The user may select an item from the menu by dragging the mouse from the menu title to the item and releasing, or by clicking the title and then clicking the item.

Answer 2

A drop-down or pull-down menu is something in software where if you hover over an item or click it, it will open up and give you more options. A typical use for something like this is if you are buying something online with a credit card. If you click on a box that says "Card Type" you will get a list "drop down" with the list of common credit cards, and you just pick one. Similarly, when you get to the credit card expiry date, if you click on the date drop-down menu, a bunch of years will open up and you just click on the year your card expires. Or you can just go up to File or Tools on your web browser and click on them and a bunch of options will drop down. Phil

Answer 3

A drop down menu is a feature of most operating systems and many websites.

It consists of a word (sometimes in a box) that, when clicked, produces a list of choices that "drop down" from the original choice. On websites, there is often a downwards-pointing arrow next to it to let you know it is a drop down menu.

Note that, if screen space is limited, many operating systems will have the resulting menu shoot upwards instead. This is still a "drop down" menu!

To use a drop down menu, click the word or box or arrow and select an option. For instance, in your web browser, in the top right you should see the word "File". Click that and a menu will drop down. If you select the last option - "Exit" or "Close" - the web browser will quit.

Answer 4

<select> is a tag for drop down list. <option> is an element which stores the elements of the drop down.