I’m building a tutoring app, but I’m having trouble with filtering them. No matter what I do the in-app filter won’t filter correctly. I was told that the reason it’s not working is because I used checkboxes. I know there are work arounds but I don’t know what they are. I suspect that one has to do …

Are the tutors selecting their subjects with checkboxes or a choice component?

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The tutors are checking off the subjects they’re proficient in with checkboxes. If I had them selecting choice components, wouldn’t they only be able to choose one subject? :thinking:

You could use one choice component per subject instead of a checkbox per subject. Then, using the choice values vs display configuration, you could write the subject name to the sheet when they select that subject. This could be written to columns called Subject 1, Subject 2, Subject 3 etc. This …

OMG thank you SO much! I can definitely pare down my subjects list, but I can use more than six, right?

I can add this to my form, can’t I? I have the sheets all set up but I can’t add the components, because I don’t know where to put it. I’d like to add it to the existing form that I have all the tutors fill out when they create their profiles, but I can’t get to it. I think the button was a special …

Hey Rubel, I’m sorry but I’m not following. Are you saying that you can’t access the form button that you created because it’s hidden? If that’s the case, click on the button component on the lower left-hand side of the screen and change the visibility condition temporarily so you can access the fo…

I have a button that’s only visible when you log in, and choose that you are a tutor. Maybe if I had allowed the users to edit it, it would still be accessible but it’s not. The only way I can see the button is if I log in with a new email address. But, if I did that, I don’t think I would be able t…

Like I said, best is to remove the visibility condition temporarily so you can view and access it, then reapply the condition when you’re done.

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