Changing choice list options

After you have created a choice list question (a single-choice, radio button or drop-down question), you may need to make changes to the choices included in that list.

Examples

I am asking my volunteers to select their t-shirt size so that I can provide them with a shirt identifying them as event staff:

A screenshot of a choice list question about t-shirt sizes.


Adding a choice list option

I find out that my manufacturer can make XXXL shirts so I would like to add that as an option in my list. I navigate to the User-defined Fields page and select the name of my choice list to open it:

A screenshot of the choice list section at the bottom of the UDF page with the cursor over the T-shirt sizes hyperlink..


I click Add New Choice to add a new row to the bottom of my list:

A screenshot of a choice list pop up with the cursor on the Add New Choice button


I enter XXXL as the Text and then click Save:

A screenshot of the choice list pop up with the cursor over the Save button.

Deleting a choice list option

I find out that my manufacturer cannot make XS shirts so I need to remove that from the list of choices. I navigate to the User-defined Fields page and select Delete Choices next to the list I want to update:

A screenshot of the choice list section at the bottom of the UDF page with the cursor over the Delete Choices hyperlink..


Check off just the XS option and then click Delete:
A screenshot of the Delete choice list pop up.


Note: If you delete a choice list option, you will no longer be able to run reports on the registrants who selected that option.

Rearranging choice list options

I've decided to change the order of the items in my list so that the largest sizes are on the top. I navigate to the User-defined Fields page and select the name of my choice list to open it:

A screenshot of the choice list section at the bottom of the UDF page with the cursor over the T-shirt size hyperlink..


Since some registrants have already answered this question, I cannot just update the text for each row because it would change the spirit of the answer:

A screenshot of the choice list pop up with the first choice edited incorrectly.


Instead, I update the values in the order column so that XXXL comes first and S comes last. This changes the order of the items in the list without affecting the responses that have already been received:

A screenshot of the choice list pop up with the order of the choices updated..

Editing a choice list option

My volunteers aren't sure which size would fit them best so I've decided to add measurements for clarity. 

I navigate to the User-defined Fields page and select the name of my choice list to open it:

A screenshot of the choice list section at the bottom of the UDF page with the cursor over the T-shirt size hyperlink..



I am not changing the spirit of the answers, so I can update the text without affecting the responses I've already received. I update the Text column for each choice and then click Save:


A screenshot of the choice list pop up with the text of the choices updated..

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