How to I add a blank choice to a drop down box?

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How to I add a blank choice to a drop down box?

Can you explain why you would want to do this? What would be the value of a
blank choice?

If what you want is to offer "None", it would be better to say that.
 
I think what the user is asking is because so many sites have a blank choice in their drop down
menus.

I prefer to use the word, "Select" set to be the first item in the drop down, and selected, and then
using FP Field Validation, I disallow this first choice/option.

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Thomas said:
I think what the user is asking is because so many sites have a blank
choice in their drop down menus.

I prefer to use the word, "Select" set to be the first item in the
drop down, and selected, and then using FP Field Validation, I
disallow this first choice/option.

Is there a need to disallow the option?

I have such a form and I just add
<option>---Select one---</option>
as the first option.
 
Yes, if you want the user to actually have to make a selection.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
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