<select id="itemDepartment">
<option value="1">Computer Accessories</option>
<option value="2">Laptop</option>
</select>
the default value in the drop-down list can be set using the selected="selected" attribute.
selected="selected"
Instead of selecting one of the options as the default, I want to display Please Select Department initially. When clicked, this text should disappear and the available options should appear (as is the default behavior).