Extra: Display options in the Choice field

You have various options for displaying the different choices in the form

You can display the options stored in a Choice field in 3 different ways.

On the left you can see the display options: Combobox, Radio buttons and Switch. On the right, the entries in the choice field.

Combobox

The desired value is selected from a drop-down menu.

The selected entry is visible

The entry is selected from a drop-down menu

Recommended use

• There is a default option, which can be placed at the top of the selection list

• There are more than 7 entries (then it’s best to sort them alphabetically)

• The options do not need to be compared

• A “More” or “Other” option is needed

Radio Buttons

All options are visible. Simply click on the desired value.

All options are visible

In the example “Berlin” was selected

Recommended use

• All options should be visible at a glance

• When there are 5 or less choices

• It should be possible to compare the options

• It should be possible to quickly select them

Switch

In our example this would probably not be the best choice, as there are 4 options. Nevertheless, we would like to show it to you so that you can get a better idea as to how the different display options compare.

The various options that can be chosen are displayed side by side

The chosen value is highlighted in color

Recommended use

• There are up to 3 options

• There is a default option

• It should be possible to toggle quickly between 2 simple options like On and Off (if you need only Yes and No, we recommend the Yes / No field).

Like to dive deeper into the topic? Then take a look at the corresponding section in our video tutorial.