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.