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title: Multiple Selection Questions | SurveyLegend
description: An overview of Multiple Selection questions, which let respondents
  choose more than one answer from a list of predefined choices.
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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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Select all that apply.

- Easy to use
- Beautiful design
- Good value
- Helpful support

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.

Field type Multiple Selection

- [Answer is required](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#answer-is-required)
- [Enable picture for question](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#enable-picture-for-question)
- [Instructions for respondents](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#instructions-for-respondents)
- [Enable other](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#enable-other)
- [Randomize order of choices](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#randomize-order-of-choices)
- [Voting type](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/multiple-selection/#voting-type)

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 ](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/demand-required-answer/).

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.

**Note**

Use [Single Selection ](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide/single-selection/)when respondents should choose only one answer.