Dropdown menus (select one)
Offer a long list of answers as a compact picker, with one answer chosen.
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Overview
A dropdown is not a separate field. It is a Multiple Choice field with Show options as set to One answer - dropdown list, which keeps a long list tidy on the phone.
Step by step: add a dropdown
- Click Multiple Choice under + Add Fields.
- Type the question in Heading.
- Set Show options as to One answer - dropdown list.
- Click Add option for each answer and type it.
When a dropdown suits
- Long lists - more options than fit comfortably on the phone’s screen.
- Answers people know - such as a make or a room type, where the technician knows what they are looking for.
For a short list, radio buttons are quicker to read. A dropdown allows one answer only; for several, choose Several answers - tick boxes.
See also
- Multiple Choice fields - every setting of the field.
- Radio buttons - the same field with every option visible.
- The ‘Other’ option - an answer you did not list.