# How to disable a choice component

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 17, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538 "2025-06-17T04:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maazsaeed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maazsaeed/32/90243_2.png) [@Maazsaeed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Maazsaeed)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538/1 "2025-06-17T04:12:42Z")

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Hi everyone 👋

I want to use the **Choice component** because I love its design — it really helps the user see what they are selecting from.

Here’s my use case:  
I have an item that is currently assigned to **Box 1**. Now, I want to allow the user to move the item to another box, for example **Box 4**.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/1/91737b94dfc63b71efd357834e4f0eb9c420ed5e.png)  
I want to display:

✅ The current box (Box 1) — _inside the Choice component_, but **disabled** , so the user can see where the item is currently stored.

✅ A second choice — where the user can select a new box to move the item to (Box 4, etc). This one should be editable.

Here’s an example of what I’m trying to achieve:  
_(you can insert your screenshot here)_

Is there a way to make a **Choice option disabled** — but still visible — so that users can see the current assignment and then select a new one?

Thanks in advance for any ideas! 🙏

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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:** [June 17, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538/2 "2025-06-17T04:34:37Z")

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Seems a clunky sort of approach to me, and potentially confusing.  
Why wouldn’t you use a single choice component?  
It will show the current assignment, and then they can just change it.

To directly answer your question, I’m not aware of a way to do it. And even if you can - assuming that both choice components are targeting the same column - then as soon as they change the second one, the first one will also change. So again, potentially confusing.

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**Author:** ![Maazsaeed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/maazsaeed/32/90243_2.png) [@Maazsaeed](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Maazsaeed)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538/3 "2025-06-17T04:37:48Z")

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I am currently handling it like this, I was just asking if there could be a etter approach because this looks too old styled and not very eye catching

 ![IMG-20250617-WA0006](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/d/3d29da6a81efb98864482bd1c5aece35524a2333.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-disable-a-choice-component/82538/4 "2025-06-17T11:23:58Z")

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Have you tried the other options? The drop down does not look great and is a poor user exerience. So long as you have fewer than 10 -15 items then I prefer the check boxes or chips…