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Can I disable the multiple choice if respondent chose a specific answer


Let’s say I have multiple choice question which I enabled the multiple selection and involves 4 different question like;

A- Sea

B- Sun

C- Beach

D- None of the above

Normally, respondents can choose multiple answers, but I want to disable this feature if the respondent chose D. 

Is this possible? If so, how can I do that?

Best answer by Liz

Happy Sunday, @thedesigner ! I can see why you’d want to disable the option to choose multiple selections if the respondent has selected “none of the above.” We don’t have the option to disable an answer if a certain one is selected, but I’ll share this as a feature request to our product team for you. 

If you think of anything else, let us know!

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Liz
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  • February 1, 2021

Happy Sunday, @thedesigner ! I can see why you’d want to disable the option to choose multiple selections if the respondent has selected “none of the above.” We don’t have the option to disable an answer if a certain one is selected, but I’ll share this as a feature request to our product team for you. 

If you think of anything else, let us know!


AmandaVisirius

Thank you @thedesigner for explaining this common need in multiple choice questions. I was looking for how to solve it.

And thank you @Liz for taking this issue to the product team! Is there any way to be informed when this feature will be activated, please? 

 


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@Liz @thedesigner @AmandaVisirius 

just a thought from another user.. 

i was faced with a similar issue in a form that i am working on.. my ‘workaround’ on this was to use the logic branching to assess the selection of None of the above as part of a multiple

  • If qN is D-none of the above and if qN is A-choice, then jump to qX (repeat logic rule for D and other options all going to qX)
  • qX is a yes/no question that says - you selected multiple options for the qN including None of the Above:  You have two options to follow: if you truly mean None of the Above, click yes to go to the appropriate next question. If you did not mean to click None of the Above, click NO to go back and make the proper selections
    • if yes, go to qY, if no jump to qN

 

i know this is not the best workaround, but it does handle the logic flow for me.. 

 

des


Liz
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Hi @AmandaVisirius I’ll share any updates here if I have any! :smiley:


AmandaVisirius

Thank you very much   @thedesigner for sharing this tip! It works!

Hopefully Typeform product team might develop an easier option for this usual situation :slight_smile:

 


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  • January 4, 2022

Disable the multiple choice if respondent chose a specific answer, like none of the above is really important and useful, I really wish there was such feature in typefrom. 


Liz
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Thanks for the feedback, @PicCollage ! We’ll post here if this feature is added. :grinning:


  • Navigating the Land
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  • June 6, 2022

Hi there! Trying to determine whether or not to use Typeform for my business, but we need the functionality of a “None of the above” answer choice for multiple-choice questions if our assessment logic is to function correctly. Does anyone know if this is a feature that will be added within the next year? Thank you for your help!


Liz
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Hi @udoitlegal I’m afraid this isn’t currently on the roadmap, but you can still manually add this option to the multiple choice settings. 


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  • June 17, 2022

Hi Liz- Are you implying that you can manually add the functionality of disabling multiple choice if None of the Above is selected. If so, how? Thanks. 


Liz
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  • June 17, 2022

Hi @CNMK It isn’t possible to disable multiple choice options if one is chosen, but you can add the “none of the above” option. 


  • Navigating the Land
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  • November 13, 2022

Too bad it’s not part of next year’s roadmap esp. when we really need this feature to get clean survey data :(


  • Navigating the Land
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  • December 14, 2022

@Liz Hey!

Was going through the community to find any info regarding this feature…

Any idea on when this feature will be available? I see it was requested already a year ago.
It’s a vital part of our service...


Liz
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Hi @staskr This isn’t currently in the roadmap, but if that changes, I’ll post an update here. 😁


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  • June 20, 2023

Hey Guys,

 

I have a logic & scoring form & I need this functionality:

  • Multiple choice question but also has options "all of above" &  "none of above" which need to move to next question
  • "all of above" = max score
  • “none of above” = no score

How Do I create the logic so that : All of the above (can't be selected with any other) & also None of the above (can't be selected with any other) in a multiple choice question.

Hope someone can help!

 

Thanks!

 


Liz
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  • June 21, 2023

Hi @liam_g I’ve moved your post here where we have the answer. 


  • Navigating the Land
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  • August 24, 2023

Hi Typeform,

We're currently looking for a new survey tool (Enterprise module), and this feature would be a must-have for us. 

It's been 2 years since OP posted this question; do you have an update on when you will add this to your roadmap? 


Just wanted to add that I’m creating this survey, and this functionality would be immensely helpful. I have too many questions to set up logic to prevent someone from selecting “none of the above” plus another option.


Liz
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Adding your vote, ​@questionaccount ! 😀