Single choice fields

Use a Single choice field when someone should select exactly one answer from a list. The choices can appear as radio buttons or in a dropdown.

Add and configure the field

You need edit access to an active Form in an authoring-enabled workspace.

1. Open the Form from Library and select the section that needs the field.
2. Select Add field or content, then choose Single choice under Fields.
3. Enter a clear Label and optional Help text.
4. Edit the starter choices. Use Add choice, Delete choice, and the reorder handles to arrange them.
5. Under Presentation, choose Radio buttons or Dropdown.
6. Turn Allow Other on when people may enter an answer that is not listed.
7. Choose whether the field is Required, then select Done.

New Single choice fields start as required with two choices. Done saves item changes. Closing a changed dialog offers Save changes, Discard changes, or Keep editing; see item saving.

What people see while filling

Radio buttons show every named option at once. A dropdown keeps the list compact and begins with a prompt to choose an answer. Selecting a new option replaces the previous selection in either presentation. Dropdown also lets people return to Choose… to clear the answer. Radio buttons have no separate clear action; choose Dropdown if that matters for an optional field.

When Allow Other is on, choosing Other opens a text box. The Other choice requires nonblank text even when the field itself is optional. Enter text, select a named choice, or clear the dropdown to resolve it. Selecting a named choice clears the previous Other text.

A required field needs a named option or completed Other response before continuing. An optional field may remain entirely unanswered.

Use Preview to confirm that the label, help text, choice order, and presentation are easy to understand on the intended screen size.

Grading and reports

When a quiz mode is enabled in Form settings, a Single choice field can be Ungraded or Automatically graded. For automatic grading, select one named choice as the correct answer. The submitted choice must match that answer key; an Other response does not match a named-choice key. Before deleting a correct choice, clear or change its answer key. See answer-key maintenance.

The submitted choice is included in the Form report.

Fix common problems

• The Form reports a missing choice: Add at least one named choice, or turn on Allow Other.
• The Form reports an unlabeled choice: Open the field and give every choice a non-empty label, or delete the unused choice.
• The answer is still required after choosing Other: Enter text in the Other response box.
• The choices take too much space: Change Presentation to Dropdown.
• The field cannot be scored: Enable a quiz mode in Form settings, choose Automatically graded, and select one correct named choice.