1. A method of displaying textual information stored in a data repository on a screen displayed on a display device of a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: configuring a drop down list box so as to suppress screen input to the drop down list box; assigning portions of the textual information to be displayed to respective fields of the drop down list box; and displaying the drop down list box on the screen so that a first portion of the textual information is visible in a first field of the drop down list box.