# DropDown node - I'm not getting something in how to use it

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**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [17 January 2021 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-im-not-getting-something-in-how-to-use-it/39254 "2021-01-17T08:40:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [17 January 2021 08:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-im-not-getting-something-in-how-to-use-it/39254/1 "2021-01-17T08:40:03Z")

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I haven't use this node before - as far as I know.

This is how the node is configured:

```auto
[{"id":"576fe9bc.966788","type":"ui_dropdown","z":"68e3655f.b606b4","name":"Hour","label":"Hour","tooltip":"","place":"Select option","group":"fe65c87a.f14ca8","order":1,"width":"3","height":"7","passthru":true,"multiple":false,"options":[{"label":"23","value":0,"type":"num"}],"payload":"","topic":"","x":1560,"y":2310,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"fe65c87a.f14ca8","type":"ui_group","name":"Group 1","tab":"d70f1990.9bd528","order":1,"disp":true,"width":6},{"id":"d70f1990.9bd528","type":"ui_tab","name":"Test Tab","icon":"dashboard","order":30,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]

```

I am wanting it to be 3 wide. So I had it as 3 x 1 size and got the same look, so I tried 3 x 7.  
Same. Just subtle differences, but I still don't see all the options.

Yet when I click on it, this is what I see:

 ![Screenshot from 2021-01-17 19-38-33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/0/00614a21e363d5dbe5b55cc13b2f4c660c2d08e7.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [17 January 2021 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-im-not-getting-something-in-how-to-use-it/39254/2 "2021-01-17T08:43:34Z")

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Sorry! I'm silly.

I didn't realise I had to construct the _table_.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-node-im-not-getting-something-in-how-to-use-it/39254/3 "2021-01-31T08:43:40Z")

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