You use the SelectedIndex property of the ComboBox to set the index. The indexes are zero based so to get item 2 you use index of 1.

ComboBox1.SelectedIndex = 1;

>I created a ComboBox DropDownList with 4 items in it. I want the second item to be highlighted in the list when the WinForm displays. How do I set this?
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>In VFP I would use ListItemID = 2. How do you do this in C#?
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>Thanks,
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>Jerry