Multiple Choice fields

Admins and Designers can use Multiple Choice fields to standardize responses across submissions and capture multiple relevant details for reporting.

Add a Multiple Choice field

To add a new Multiple Choice field in the Advanced Form Builder:

1. On the right side of the Forms page, in line with the form you wish to edit, click Edit.
2. Add a Multiple Choice field using your preferred method and Label the field clearly.

3. In the Choices panel, select Start from scratch or Edit a common list:

   • Start from scratch to add custom options.
   • Edit a common list to use the following predefined editable options:
     • US State Abbreviations 
     • US State Names 
     • Month 
     • Weekday 
     • Australian State Abbreviations 
     • Australian State Names 
     • Canadian Province Abbreviations 
     • Canadian Province Names 
     • Pass/Fail 

   Note

   The Clear All option is also available in the Choices panel to quick remove all choices at once.

4. In the upper-right corner of the Builder, click Save.

Multiple Choice field Styles

Multiple Choice fields support two Styles that control how options appear:

• Checkboxes: Displays options in a vertical list with square selection boxes.
• Button: Displays options as labeled, clickable buttons.

Configure a Multiple Choice field

To configure a Multiple Choice field in the Basic Form Builder:

1. Select an existing Multiple Choice field in the workspace.
2. On the left side, in the Field Settings panel, expand the Style dropdown menu to select your preference (Checkboxes is the default).
3. If you use Checkboxes, you can set a Default Value:
   • Select a value from the Default Value dropdown menu to pre-fill when users start a new submission. Options include:
     • Blank 
     • First Choice 
     • All options you added to the Choices panel, either custom or from a common list
4. In the upper-right corner of the Builder, click Save, then Test the field, and click Publish and Assign to users.

Multiple Choice fields on mobile

The screenshot below compares Checkboxes and Buttons on mobile.

Multiple Choice field values on PDFs

The Standard PDF and Quick Start PDF will not display the full list of Choices. Only the Choice selected in the submission will be shown as plain text.

When editing submission data in the web portal, the list of predefined Choices does not appear and the field value must be updated manually. Alternatively, the user can edit the submission on mobile or Edit in Web Client from the Submissions page.