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Roy_Sheridan
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

I have a field where many of the entries are repeated multiple times (e.g. Management; Maintenance; Utilities) but there are also a lot of one-off values (e.g. Emergency Repair), so itโ€™s not suitable for a Single Select field type. What would be handy is if, as I start typing, AirTable could auto-suggest based on existing entries in that field. So, as I type โ€˜maโ€™ it would suggest โ€˜Managementโ€™ and โ€˜Maintenanceโ€™. I can either click on one or carry on typing if itโ€™s a new value.

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Andre_Zijlstra
9 - Sun
9 - Sun

Roy, I think that is just what Airtable does when you already created a Multiple Select field. When Airtable sees values like Management and Maintenance, it will narrow down the content of the options when you type Ma. Like you said, Airtable suggests the 2 values.
You can pick a value with the cursor, or click on them, or just hit enter. Or you may type a new value.

Regards,
Andrรฉ

Roy_Sheridan
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Ah yes - of course! Thanks for pointing that out!