That would involve having HTML or CSS for a specific item, and due to the nature of the SELECT element (which is how the DDL is rendered), you can't.
If you can use a third-party control, take a look at http://tinyurl.com/9ac25 . If not, consider putting this in a scrolling DataGrid instead. HTH, Peter From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone tell me how I can format the first item in a dropdownlist webcontrol? I need the first item and only the first item to be in italics and the color red. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/saFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
