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# Dropdowns/Lists

A dropdown is a UI element that presents a list of options to a user, and lets them select 1 or more options.

It usually appears as a box with a defined border and an expanding arrow in the UI:

![The Bucket dropdown from the Indexes page in the Capella UI.](_images/dropdown-example.png) 

When you need to describe a dropdown in the UI:

* Refer to the dropdown by its name, followed by the word "list."  
For example, the **Bucket** list.
* Bold the dropdown name.
* Tell the user to "select x in the list."  
For example, in the **Bucket** list, select a bucket.