Inserting DropBox and Label

Go to View | Toolbox, type Dro, and selectDropDownList, as shown in the following screenshot:

      

Figure 3.6.1: Select DropDownList from Toolbox

From Toolbox, drag DropDownList into the form, and under DropDownList, also place a Label so that your screen looks like the one shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 3.6.2: Default.aspx with DropDownList and Label inserted in the page

DropDownList allows us to choose from among several options. Next, switch over to the Design view:

Figure 3.6.3: In the Design view, you can see that the label needs to be pushed down to the next line

Notice that Label needs to be pushed down to the next line. So, type in <br/>, which can push the label down to its own line:

<asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server"></asp:DropDownList> <br />

Populating the drop-down list

In the Design View, you can see the Label control is now below the box, as shown in Figure 3.6.4. Now, if you click on the little arrow...