# Set a default selection for a Dropdown

The default behaviour of a dropdown component is to not have any item initially selected. To change this use the **Selected Item** property in the INTERACTIVITY drawer of the properties panel.

Select either **Label** or **Position** from the property options, then in the empty property field directly below, bind to an appropriate value. If you have chosen **Label** and the dropdown box contains five options e.g. Red, Green, Blue, Black, White, binding to a cell that contains the word Red, will ensure that Red is the default selection. If you have chosen **Position**, binding to a cell that contains a 2 will ensure that Green is the default selection.

In the example below, **Position** has been selected, the cell bound to the property contains a 2, therefore the second item in the list is the default selection:

![](https://addons.squirrel365.io/learn-assets/uploads/2021/01/DD_1.png)


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