# Choice Component Confusion - Help needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [February 15, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525 "2022-02-15T17:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nan\_Hambrose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nan_hambrose/32/18513_2.png) [@Nan\_Hambrose](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nan_Hambrose)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/1 "2022-02-15T17:46:17Z")
am struggling to get choice component up and running properly. I am trying to have students choose their name then choose their sport and then choose their year with the end goal being a sheet with each students name, sport selection and grade level. I have watched the video a few times but the format on the video does not match the options shown to me in Glide when setting this up. Help is greatly appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/2 "2022-02-15T19:20:55Z")
What specifically are you having trouble with? Some of the videos still show the old interface, but the concept should still be the same. ---
**Author:** ![Nan\_Hambrose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nan_hambrose/32/18513_2.png) [@Nan\_Hambrose](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nan_Hambrose)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/3 "2022-02-17T13:51:34Z")
Thanks. I think I figured it out. One other question you may be able to help with; Is there a way with the Choice Component to clear the field for the next person to select.? Example. I tested it and selected a student, made the choices but when I went back in to try and enter a different student, the original student’s name appeared in the selection box and all other selections I had originally made for the other choices on the tab were still populated. How do I get them to clear out?.. almost think I need a done button ---
**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/4 "2022-02-17T14:04:04Z")
You can use a custom action to clear values when entering that screen or use user-specific columns to collect data… and write to regular columns on submit ---
**Author:** ![Nan\_Hambrose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nan_hambrose/32/18513_2.png) [@Nan\_Hambrose](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nan_Hambrose)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/5 "2022-02-17T14:10:15Z")
Hi Uzo, Thanks for this…where would I get more info on setting up a user specific columns? and can you prepopulate the options for those columns for users to make choices? ---
**Author:** ![Uzo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/uzo/32/22639_2.png) [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/6 "2022-02-17T14:17:10Z")
when you are entering that screen with choices… use “create new action” to set values: ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 9.15.07 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/6/e6943cba12ecfcab7fc0cec7c5d9bd14bfd9124f.png) user-specific columns, you can create, simply by checking the option: ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 9.16.48 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/1/514b5391cdf06e2a4c4889b95401f6c24d9ebb30.png) ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/choice-component-confusion-help-needed/38525/7 "2022-02-17T23:49:40Z")
If you’re storing the choices in user-specific columns, you don’t have to worry about clearing it on the entry to the screen, I think. > **[User-specific columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/product/data-editor/user-specific-columns)**