How to have a Match Type Question field?

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    daniels.danielsassociates
    Asked on July 14, 2021 at 7:26 PM

    Hello

    Putting together a form with multiple choice questions, plus also some match the boxes and tables to fill in.

    hoping you can assist in which widget would be best for these types of questions

    Please screenshots.

    1626305123 60ef72638842d matching column Screenshot 10

    1626305070 60ef722e76c8e tables Screenshot 21

    1626305055 60ef721f47cac line drawing Screenshot 32


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    Kenneth JotForm Support
    Replied on July 15, 2021 at 12:53 AM

    Thank you for reaching support,

    Unfortunately, we do not have a Match Type field or widget, I will make a feature request for it but could not guarantee an ETA of when it will be developed or implemented.

    As for the second image, you may use the input table element:

    1626324293 60efbd45d01c4 x1 Screenshot 10

    As for the third image, you may upload an image of the question and draw on it: https://www.jotform.com/widgets/draw-on-image.

    Let us know if you have any further questions.

    Best.

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    daniels.danielsassociates
    Replied on July 15, 2021 at 1:13 AM

    Thank you

    That looks great

    I am trying the 'draw on image' widget, though I am having trouble uploading an image to use.

    It is asking for a URL rather than an image upload. Hoping you can assist.


    1626325931 60efc3ab9010b  Screenshot 10

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    Kenneth JotForm Support
    Replied on July 15, 2021 at 2:36 AM

    Hi there,

    You can upload the image to google drive or similar to it, set it to public then copy the link into the widget properties.

    You may also try to use our Annotate Picture widget: https://www.jotform.com/widgets/annotate-picture.

    Best.

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    Alara JotForm Data Scientist
    Replied on April 14, 2026 at 9:50 AM

    Hello,

    I’m glad to let you know that we’ve implemented the widget you asked for! The Match Items widget is now live on Jotform, and adding it to your form takes just a few seconds.

    Open the Form Builder and follow these steps:

    1. Click Add Element on the left panel.
    2. Navigate to the Widgets tab.
    3. Search for Match Items.
    4. Click the widget to add it to your form automatically.

    Form Creation: How to Build a Match the Following Question Type Image 1 Screenshot 10

    Form Creation: How to Build a Match the Following Question Type Image 2 Screenshot 21

    After adding the widget, go to the widget settings:

    1. Enter a title in the Header field.
    2. Add instruction text to the Matching Instructions field.
    3. Enter label for the Source List
    4. Enter a label for the Target List.
    5. Add the source items in the Source Items field.
    6. Add the target items in the Target Items field.

    Form Creation: How to Build a Match the Following Question Type Image 3 Screenshot 32

    After entering headers and items, you configure additional settings:

    1. Enable Allow multiple targets per source to let one item in the source list connect to more than one item in the target list.
    2. Enable Allow multiple sources per target to let more than one source item connect to the same target item.
    3. Turn on Show connection counts to display how many matches each item currently has.
    4. Choose a Color assignment option to decide how connection colors are applied to matched items.
    5. Set the Default match color to choose the color used for matches when a single-color option is selected.

    Form Creation: How to Build a Match the Following Question Type Image 4 Screenshot 43

    Once you finish configuring the widget, click Preview Form to test it.

    Form Creation: How to Build a Match the Following Question Type Image 5 Screenshot 54

    We hope the Match Items widget proves valuable on every run. Please feel free to try it out and let us know your thoughts. We’d love your feedback!

    Best,