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title: Can users add an answer to a multiple-choice or a dropdown? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: Yes, for both question types. Toggle "Include an 'Other' option to specify another answer" in the question's configuration.
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Can I let the user type in their own answer for a multiple-choice or dropdown question?
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Yes, for both Multiple Choice and Dropdown questions, toggle "Include an "Other" option to specify another answer" in the question configuration.

![The "Include an "Other" option to specify another answer" toggle can be found in the configuration panel.](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/multiple-choice-include-other.png)

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