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title: "Add a placeholder text to a Dropdown field - Convert Forms"
description: "There are cases where you want to display a Dropdown field but you want to set a \"Select an option\" placeholder text to the dropdown for your user"
url: "https://www.tassos.gr/docs/convert-forms/functionality/placeholder-text-to-a-dropdown"
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#  Add a placeholder text to a Dropdown field

 There are cases where you want to display a Dropdown field but you want to set a "Select an option" placeholder text to the dropdown for your users to select an option from the list.

 To do so you will need to go to your Dropdown field > Advanced > Placeholder Text and set the value that you want to display as your pre-selected option.

 ![convert forms default disabled dropdown option](https://www.tassos.gr/images/cf-default-disabled-dropdown-option.png)

 Once you have set the default placeholder text, your Dropdown field will appear with that option selected.

 ![convert forms disabled dropdown option render](https://www.tassos.gr/images/cf-default-disabled-dropdown-option-render.png)

 Last updated on Nov 26th 2024 12:11

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