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Drop-down List Box Width

I have a web page that has drop-down list boxes.  Their width auto-sets depending on the width of the data in the list.  How do I manually set the list box to a certain width rather than letting the box auto-set its own width?
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NickRackham
right click the box, and choose Form Field Properties, then specify the width. I think the standard is 20.
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If you right click the box and choose Form Field Properties, there is no option to specify the width.  There is height, tab order, and name.
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Adjusted points to 300
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The only way I've found too do this is to add spaces after the first menu item until it is the desired width.  It's kinda' sloppy, but it works.

Example:

  <p><select size="1" name="D1">
  <option>
Choice One&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </option>
  <option>Choice Two</option>
  <option>Choice Three</option>
  &nbsp;
  </select></p>
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fibdev
Didn't paste right :(

here:

<p>
  <select size="1" name="D1">
    <option>
    Choice One&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </option>
    <option>Choice Two</option>
    <option>Choice Three</option>
  </select>
</p>


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I had talked to a number of individuals that have experience with web page design and implementation and none of them knew how to do this.  It works perfectly.

Thanks very much!!