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Multiple Selection

Multiple Selection questions let respondents choose more than one answer from a list of preconfigured choices.

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Multiple Selection is useful when several answers may be true at the same time.

Settings

After adding a Multiple Selection question to your survey, click or tap on it to activate edit mode and access the settings panel.

Multiple Selection offers the customization possibilities below.

Answer is required

Answer is required

Require respondents to answer this question before they can continue or submit the survey.

Read more about when you should or should not make answering compulsory .

Enable picture for question
Add redirect link for picture

Enable picture for question

Add a picture under the question when a visual explanation helps respondents understand what you are asking.

Instructions for respondents
Always visible instructions

Instructions for respondents

Add tips or instructions when respondents need extra guidance before answering.

Enable other

Enable other

Enable other lets respondents type their own answer when none of the available choices fit.

Randomize order of choices

Randomize order of choices

Randomize choices to reduce order bias when respondents may otherwise pick the first visible options.

Voting type

Voting type

Multiple lets respondents choose several answers. Limited lets you define how many choices respondents are allowed to select.