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title: Can I set a description for each multiple-choice option (not just its option title)? | Paperform Help Center | Paperform
description: It is not currently possible to set a description for individual Multiple Choice question options.
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Can I set a description for each multiple-choice option (not just its option title)?
### Field Types

It is not currently possible to set a description for each individual multiple choice question option.

### Workaround Method

A commonly-suggested workaround is to use [Conditional Logic](https://paperform.co/help/articles/logic-guide/) and [Section Breaks](https://paperform.co/help/articles/page-breaks-and-section-breaks/) to display text just below the multiple choice question.

We have a [working demo](https://xjutqnvj.paperform.co/) available for this workaround method. Feel free to create a copy by clicking on "Use Template" at the top-right of the linked page.

Here's how to achieve this on your own forms step-by-step:

 1. Navigate to your form editor, and create a new multiple choice or dropdown field.
 1. Change the options to your liking under the heading "Options", following any relevant on-screen instructions.

![Multiple Choice Field](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/multiple-choice-page.png)
 1. Create a new Section Break just below your new field by selecting an empty line, and typing `/section break`. A dropdown field will appear, click the option labeled "Section break."

![New Section Break](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/section-break-highlighted.png)
 1. Click on your new section break and then click the "Section visibility logic" toggle.
 1. The "Configure. Logic for section break" window should appear. From here, you can set which conditions should be met in order for this section to appear.
 1. Go back to your form editor and add the text you want to display for this section **after** your new section break.

If you'd like to add more sections for different answers, repeat Step 3 → 6 of these instructions.

You can set the middle operator to "contains" and the last option to the answer you wish to use with this break. *To show this section for multiple answers, just click on "Add another condition" ensuring the new option is set to "Or" **not** "And."*

![Logic set for section break](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/configure-logic-break.png)
Form Editor - Break Visibility Logic
![Explanation of how logic works below the selection break](https://img.paperform.co/fetch/f_auto,w_1400/https://d3gw2uv1ch7vdq.cloudfront.net/img/sb-logic-explanation.png)
Form Editor - Final Product Overview
**Once you're finished**, repeat Step 3 **only** to ensure these section breaks don't affect the rest of your form.

### Gotchas

 - The answer you set must match **exactly** the option available in your multiple choice/dropdown field, including any spaces and symbols.

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[Can I let the user type in their own answer for a multiple-choice or dropdown question?  Yes, for both question types. Toggle "Include an 'Other' option to specify another answer" in the question's configuration.](/help/articles/can-i-let-the-user-type-in-their-own-answer-for-a-multiple-choice-or-dropdown-question/)
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