diff --git a/source/_integrations/select.markdown b/source/_integrations/select.markdown index 209d070a4a4..4b9d0b8d7de 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/select.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/select.markdown @@ -11,16 +11,25 @@ ha_codeowners: ha_integration_type: entity --- -Keeps track on `select` entities in your environment, their state, and allows +The **Select** {% term integration %} keeps track of the `select` {% term entities %} in your environment, their state, and allows you to control them. This integration allows other integrations to offer a limited set of selectable options for the entity. {% include integrations/building_block_integration.md %} +## The state of a select entity + +The state of a select entity is the value of the currently selected option. + +

+Screenshot showing the state of a select entity in the developer tools +Screenshot showing the state of a select entity in the developer tools. +

+ ## Actions -The select entity exposes additional actions to control the entity in, for example, -automation or scripts. These actions can be created via the UI, but are +The select {% term entity %} exposes additional {% term actions %} to control the entity in, for example, +{% term automation %} or {% term scripts %}. These actions can be created via the UI, but are also available in YAML (for which examples are provided below). ### Action `select.select_first` diff --git a/source/images/integrations/select/state_select.png b/source/images/integrations/select/state_select.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a99fa534e09 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/images/integrations/select/state_select.png differ