'text' Example
<html> <body> <script> function function1(colors) { var col = (colors.options[colors.selectedIndex].text); colors.options[colors.selectedIndex].text = "New "+col; } </script> <form method="post" action=""> <select name="colors" onChange="function1(this);"> <option value="white" selected>White</option> <option value="cyan">Cyan</option> <option value="ivory">Ivory</option> <option id="myO" value="blue">Blue</option> <option value="red">Red</option> <option value="lightblue">Lightblue</option> <option value="beige">Beige</option> </select> </form> </body> </html>