docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ay-start-form-select-list.md

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 ## Overview
 
-some are search only, some pick and search etc
-initial form load preselected will not fill list if it doesn't have to to save bandwidth
+Select lists are used to select and / or search for a value on forms.  For example a Part on a Workorder form.
 
 ## Selecting
+Clicking on a select list will cause it to drop down and by default fetch the first 100 records found for that type of object in the AyaNova database. For objects that there are few of such as Users this is often all that is required to find the item you need.  However for larger lists a search will be necessary
 
 ### No selection item 
-"-"
+Select lists have a special item represented by a single dash character `-` which indicates that no selection is made for that item.
 
 ## Searching
+For any large 
 
 ### Search by text
 
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 ### Example queries
 
 ## Customizing pick list template
+The choice of fields displayed and searched in the select list can be [customized](form-adm-global-select-templates.md).