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☑️Choice fields: Single, Multiple, Dropdown

Single choice, Multiple choice and Dropdown questions in Dapta Forms: List vs Cards layouts, the Label / Value / Points / Icon option row, the emoji, letters and image icon picker, importing options f

Choice questions give respondents a fixed set of options. They are the questions that carry points, drive branching and map cleanly to CRM properties, so they do most of the work in a lead qualifier. This page explains every control in the Options section, plus what each of the three types looks like to respondents.

Type
Gallery hint
Respondent behaviour

Single choice

Pick one

One option. In the Slides layout the form advances as soon as they tap; no button needed.

Multiple choice

Pick several

Any number of options. They confirm with the button (or Enter).

Dropdown

Compact list

One option from a compact, searchable list. Best for long lists such as countries or industries.

Single choice and Multiple choice are the same question with a different selection mode, so you can switch between them from the Question type select without losing options, points or icons.

Add options

Step 1: Click Add question and pick Single choice, Multiple choice or Dropdown. Type the question text on the canvas.

Step 2: Type the option labels directly on the canvas (each new question starts with Option 1) and click Add option to add more. Or use the Options section in Question settings, which shows the full editor for every option.

The Options section of Question settings with the Show options as control and three option rows, each with Label, Value, Points and Icon
The Options section: layout switch on top, then one editable row per option.

You can drag the handle on the left of each row to reorder options, and click the trash icon (Remove option) to delete one.

The option row: Label, Value, Points, Icon

One option row with Label Starter, Value starter, Points 1 and the Icon picker button
Each option has four fields. Hover the ⓘ next to a label to read its help text.
Field
What it does

Label

What respondents read on the option. Safe to reword at any time.

Value

What gets stored in the response and sent to HubSpot or a webhook. It is generated from the label (Starter becomes starter) but you can edit it. Keep it stable: changing it breaks past answers and any mapping that points at it.

Points

Added to the score when this option is picked. Use a negative number to subtract. Integers only; 0 means the option is neutral. See Scoring.

Icon

An emoji, one or two letters, or an image shown next to the label. Empty falls back to the label's initials.

New options are seeded as Option 1 / option_1 / 0 points. Below the rows, the Scoring switch decides whether this question counts toward the score at all ("Counts this question toward the score. Points from the selected option add to the total; set ranges in Results.").

List or Cards

At the top of the Options section, Show options as switches the layout for Single and Multiple choice questions:

  • List (default): a vertical list of rows. Options can carry an emoji or initials in a circle.

  • Cards: options laid out in a centred grid of tiles with the icon on top. Cards are the only layout that can show a logo (an image icon).

A single choice question on the canvas shown as three cards with an emoji, a rocket emoji and a GitHub logo, and Show options as set to Cards
Cards on the canvas. The canvas is what respondents see, icons included.

The canvas updates live when you switch, and the dashed Add option tile stays at the end of the grid in Cards mode. Dropdown questions have no layout switch: they always render as a compact list.

💡 Tip: Cards work well for 2 to 6 short options with a recognisable icon or logo (plans, industries, tools you integrate with). For longer lists, stay on List or switch to Dropdown.

Pick an icon

Step 1: Click the Icon button on an option (Pick an icon). A small picker opens with tabs at the top.

The icon picker open with the Emoji tab selected, showing the Reactions and People emoji groups, and Letters and Clear next to it
In the List layout the picker offers Emoji and Letters.
Tab
What you get

Emoji

A curated set in seven groups: Reactions, People, Business, Tech, Communication, Status, Places. Click one to apply it.

Letters

Up to two letters, e.g. HS for HubSpot. Empty falls back to the label's initials.

Image

Only in the Cards layout. Paste an https:// image URL. Logos keep their shape: they are fit inside a box, not cropped to a circle.

Clear

Removes the icon; the option falls back to its initials.

Step 2: Switch the question to Cards if you want logos, then open the picker again: the Image tab appears.

The icon picker in Cards layout with the Image tab selected and the https:// URL field
The Image tab takes an https:// URL. Other protocols are refused.

Emoji and letters show in a circle; images get a box they fit inside, so a wide logo is not cropped. If you switch a question with image icons back to List, the images are not shown (the option falls back to initials) but the URLs are kept, so switching back restores them.

Import options from a spreadsheet

Typing twenty industries by hand is slow. Under the option rows, click Import options to paste them from a sheet.

The Import options from a spreadsheet dialog with pasted rows, the Replace options and Add to the end switch, and a preview table with ok, duplicate and invalid score statuses
Paste one or two columns. The preview tells you exactly what will be imported.

Step 1: Copy one or two columns from your sheet and paste them in the box. Column 1 is the option, column 2 (optional) is its score. A header row is detected automatically (the summary line says header skipped).

Step 2: Choose a mode:

  • Replace options clears the current list and imports the paste. Note: Replacing removes the icons your current options carry.

  • Add to the end keeps the current options and appends the new ones.

Step 3: Check the preview table (Option, Score, Status) and the summary line (for example 3 valid · 3 with score · header skipped):

Status
Meaning

ok

Will be imported.

duplicate

Same label as an earlier row (or an existing option); skipped.

invalid score

Column 2 is not a number; the row is skipped.

rounded to {n}

A decimal score was rounded to the nearest integer.

Step 4: Click Import {n} options. Values are generated from the labels (SaaS B2B becomes saas_b2b) and scores land in Points. If your paste has no second column, the dialog says No scores in this paste. This question keeps its current points.

Dropdown: searchable for respondents

A Dropdown uses the same option editor (labels, values, points, import), minus the layout switch and image icons. On the public form it renders as a compact control with a Type to search… box: respondents filter the list as they type and pick one entry; an empty filter shows No results found. It is the right choice for long, well-known lists where scrolling a card grid would be tedious.

Dropdown also accepts a Placeholder in Question settings (ghost text before a selection is made).

Choice fields and the rest of the form

  • Logic: in Edit logic, choice answers use Matches any of to show or hide later questions, and If answer is … then jump to rules to branch. See Show & hide conditions and Branching & jumps.

  • Scoring: each option's Points feed the score; the per-question Scoring switch can exclude a question. See Scoring.

  • HubSpot: the Value is what is written into a mapped property; use Value maps to translate values into the property's internal options.

  • Prefill: ?plan=growth preselects the option whose value is growth. See Hidden fields & URL prefill.

  • Dynamic questions: a choice answer can change the wording of a later question. See Dynamic questions (variants).

What's next

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NextText & scale fields: Short text, Long text, Website, Slider

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