Available countries list won't appear when set in Localization

Question

We just upgraded to version 4.7.1, which reset our localization values.

Our forms need to display a list of all possible countries for our contact address fields.

However, when I go to Language and Currency Localization and remove all options from "Available countries," which leaves the field blank, our forms display a squashed box with only one option: the United States.

When I then go back to the Language and Currency Localization page in CiviCRM, I see that the United States has been added back into the Available countries field.

How can I include a list of all countries without manually adding them one by one, which looks to me right now like my only option?

Answer 1

If I understand your question correctly you are asking how you can select all countries in one go.

You can do this by clicking on the first country, then scroll down, press shift and click on the last country. Now press "Add".

If you want to add or remove countries from the selection press Ctrl and click.

Edit: please note that this only works in CiviCRM 4.6 and before. It is not possible to do this in CiviCRM 4.7. See related question - How can I select all countries to be available for address fields in CiviCRM 4.7?