# Collection items as choice? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [February 17, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909 "2024-02-17T13:38:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Emmett\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emmett_m/32/60683_2.png) [@Emmett\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emmett_M)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/1 "2024-02-17T13:38:04Z")
What is the easiest way to use a collection list as a choice option? It seems much harder than it should be from my first few attempts. Any suggestions welcome. ---
**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, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/2 "2024-02-17T13:46:06Z")
Backend: On the click of each collection item, write that row’s ID to a column in your user profiles table. Frontend: Show a “chosen” tag or whatever you need when that row’ ID is the same as the column value in your user profiles row. Record the user profiles column value as a special value in your native form, or submit it along other things if it’s custom. ---
**Author:** ![Emmett\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emmett_m/32/60683_2.png) [@Emmett\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emmett_M)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/3 "2024-02-17T13:52:43Z")
The issue im having is I cant select multiple from the collection like I can from the choice option. Also to show that an item has been selected I have set column value as the item click action but this obviously just replaces the column rather than adds to it when clicking any of. the items. ![Screenshot 2024-02-17 at 13.52.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/f/1/f1c28df945a4cf24cd02d13efe5d0af95b5ef37c.jpeg) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/4 "2024-02-17T15:07:44Z")
I really enjoy little challenges like this. As soon as I saw your question, an idea formed in my mind, so I decided to quickly build it out. This is what I came up with 🙂 https://www.loom.com/embed/8b4cc9964e7f42099ace02b314f99434 Loom Link: [https://www.loom.com/share/8b4cc9964e7f42099ace02b314f99434](https://www.loom.com/share/8b4cc9964e7f42099ace02b314f99434) ---
**Author:** ![Emmett\_M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emmett_m/32/60683_2.png) [@Emmett\_M](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Emmett_M)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/5 "2024-02-17T15:21:47Z")
This is awesome! I will give this a shot later today. But I feel this is totally unnecessary , Glide really need to update the choice component for more layouts. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/collection-items-as-choice/70909/6 "2024-02-24T15:22:27Z")
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