Custom "Other" Option in Forms

[Kimberly_Nichol]

Hello,

Is it possible to have a Single Select include an option for “other” that contacts can customize? So if their choice is not in the drop-down menu, they would choose “other” and an input box would appear for them to enter their response.

Thanks!

[Jeremy_Oglesby]

No, unfortunately that is a sort of dynamic functionality that Airtable does not currently support.

An ugly, and potentially confusing and error-prone workaround is to have that “Other” option in your Single Select field, followed by a text field called “Other - Explanation”, with help-text explaining to your form users to only fill out that field if they selected “Other” in the Single Select.

Another option is to use a third-part form service and a third-party automation service to create custom forms that behave the way you are wanting, and feed into your Airtable base in the way you need.

[Kimberly_Nichol]

Okay, thanks very much for confirming that for me.

[Teju_Adeyinka]

Another workaround is to create a conditional question next that users only see if they select the “Other” option.

[ScottWorld]

There is also a tool available that solves this issue:

miniExtensions

Add New Single/Multi Select Options in Airtable Forms - miniExtensions

Allow your form users to add new single/multi select options in forms. Normally, Airtable forms don't allow adding new options. This solves that problem!

[Kevin_Cheng]

I’d love to use this tool but wow, if I have no use for other extensions, $39/mo is incredibly steep.