Users often want to create a multiple choice question and allow for the possibility for "other". They want the user to be able to choose "other" and then specify what the "other" is.


This is very easy to do in Magpi by creation two questions:


A - the multiple choice radio button question


B - the text "specify other" question


You will need to 

  1. create the multiple choice radio button question and make the last choice "other"
  2. create the text "specify other" question right after the multiple choice question
  3. add logical jumps to the first (multiple choice) question so that every choice EXCEPT "other" skips the second (text) question


You can add logic jumps very easily in the options table, in the column marked "Jump To". 


Note that this technique does not work with checkbox questions, only with "choose one" multiple choice (radio button and dropdown) questions. 

For more information about why this is the case, please read this support article.


You can see an example of this in the picture below, and the form depicted in the picture is available for you in Magpi (on your forms dashboard click "Public" to view public forms, and search for "other-example".  Then you can view the form and save a copy if you like).


In the example below, the multiple choice question asks about "favorite fruit" and the user can choose "other" – at which point the form will jump to the next question, in which the user can specify the "other" fruit.  If the user chooses "apple" or "mango", though, it will jump to question 4 (the next section).

 

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Again, note that this technique does not work with checkbox questions, only with "choose one" multiple choice (radio button and dropdown) questions.

For more information about why this is the case, please read this support article.