How to show section if Others is selected?

  • Husband_Jade
    Asked on September 1, 2024 at 7:34 PM

    I am creating a form that requires a few “Other” options. Is there a way to have another element pop-up if a selection is made? This way, when “Other” is selected, when they hit next they see the next section will be the selection to provide more information in a text box.

    Please assist.

  • Carrissa JotForm Support
    Replied on September 1, 2024 at 7:44 PM

    Hi Jade,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Jotform's Conditions feature lets you show questions based on the answers that people gave. Let me show you how to set it up:

    1. On your My Forms page, hover your mouse over your form and click on Edit Form.

    2. In Form Builder, click on the Add Form Element menu and drag-drop the fields you want to use as follow-up questions (I used Short Text fields in this example).

    3. Click on the Type a Question text and change it to the question you want to use.

    4. Now, right-click on the fields, and in the menu that opens, click on Hide.

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    Now, let's set up the conditions:

    1. In Form Builder, in the orange navigation bar at the top of the page, click on Settings.

    2. Click on Conditions on the left of the page.

    3. Now, click on Add a New Condition and then click on Show/Hide Field.

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    4. Set the conditions like you see below:

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    Set up Conditions for all of the choices for your question. Check out the screencast below to see how your form will work after setting up the Conditions:

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    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

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