# Allow the user to select from a drop down or choose other?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701 "2022-09-20T07:30:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701/21 "2022-09-22T15:23:18Z")

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@Gary_Willmott - after taking a look at your App and experimenting with it a bit, I think the solution here is to essentially create a form within a form.

I’ve sent you a video privately that explains in detail, but essentially the idea is that if a User wants to add a new Surfer, we allow them to do it from within the main form. The new surfer will then appear in the multi-select and can be included when the form is submitted.

This is something that can only be done with a custom form.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Bailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_bailey/32/15001_2.png) [@Mark\_Bailey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701/22 "2023-12-16T09:16:10Z")

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Hey @Darren_Murphy do you still have the video for this issue? I’ve run into it today and struggling to find and an elegant solution for either selecting or adding a new user from within a form.

Cheers,  
Mark

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701/23 "2023-12-16T09:33:37Z")

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I do, but it’s not something that I can share because it contains data from Gary’s App that I don’t think should be shared.

Create a new topic, describe your goal and what you’ve tried, and I’m sure we can help.  
A screen shot or two of your data and layout will be helpful.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Bailey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_bailey/32/15001_2.png) [@Mark\_Bailey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-the-user-to-select-from-a-drop-down-or-choose-other/49701/24 "2023-12-16T09:44:29Z")

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Ok great!

I’ll jump on that soon.

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