Multiple-Select List Question Type

What is this?

The simple Dropdown Menu question also has the ability to convert into a different question type that will allows users to select more than one option from a list. Multi-Select Lists allow you to have another aesthetic option for choosing multiple answers.

When would I use this?

Multi-Select Lists are very helpful if you have a large amount of answer options, and you feel checking a small checkbox for each would be tedious. Instead, you can use a Multi-Select List using your CTRL (or CMD) key to click anywhere on each option of the list and easily select as many that apply. For example: Instead of creating multiple Dropdown Menu questions to find out which ice cream flavor is your respondents’ favorite, you could use this feature to help your respondents select their top three flavors within one Multi-Select list. This helps you to consolidate your data, and gets your respondents their ice cream faster!

How does this Report?

Reporting Example

Within Summary Reports, a Multi-Select List will be displayed using a bar or table element.

Exporting Example

Within our CSV/EXCEL exports, multiple columns are present for each answer possible within the Multi-Select List question. In the CSV/EXCEL file, it will display the answer option, then the question in the column headers. The response given is present in the spreadsheet cell if that answer was selected. Otherwise, if the answer was not selected, the cell will be left blank.

Articles Related to Multiple Select Dropdown Menu Question Type

To learn more about the specifics of this particular question type, please see the links below:

• Tutorial: Question Types: Dropdown Menu