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May 28, 2019 10:32 AM
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!

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May 28, 2019 10:47 AM
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.

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May 29, 2019 05:29 AM
Okay, thanks very much for confirming that for me.

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Aug 18, 2020 07:56 AM
Another workaround is to create a conditional question next that users only see if they select the “Other” option.

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Aug 18, 2020 08:15 AM - edited Jan 15, 2025 01:04 PM
That is not available in Airtable's forms, but you can get that feature with Fillout’s advanced forms for Airtable.
Fillout is 100% free and offers hundreds of features that Airtable’s native forms don’t offer, including the ability to add new options to single-select fields, update Airtable records from a form, display Airtable lookup fields & Airtable rollup fields & Airtable attachments & formulas on forms, dynamically & conditionally filter linked record fields by any values that you would like, perform math or other live calculations on your forms, accept payments on forms, create multi-page forms with conditional paths, create new linked records on a form, display as many fields as you want to see in a linked record selection list (including attachments), connect a single form to dozens of external apps simultaneously, limit the number of linked records that can be chosen, set advanced field validations & limitations, upload an unlimited amount of attachments simultaneously, add CAPTCHAs to your form, add choice matrixes to your forms, direct integration with hundreds of apps like Calendly & Google Maps on your forms, and so much more.
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Sep 10, 2020 09:34 PM
I’d love to use this tool but wow, if I have no use for other extensions, $39/mo is incredibly steep.
