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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/llms.txt

# Drop-down list

To answer this question, you can select an item from the drop-down list.

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## Question {#param-question}

Enter your question.

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- To add a comment or hint to a question, click ![](../_assets/svg/comment.svg)</svg> **Add explanation**. The text of a comment is displayed using a smaller font size.

   To format the text of a question or comment, use [Markdown markup](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/appearance.md#text-formatting).

- To add an image to the question, click ![](../_assets/svg/image.svg)</svg> **Add image**.
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* To make a question required, turn on the ![](../_assets/enabled-switch-blue.png) **Required** option in the top right corner of the block. 

  Required questions are marked with an asterisk (<span style="color: red;">*</span>) in the form. If a user skips a required question, they won't be able to submit the form.
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* To show or hide a question based on previous answers, click ![](../_assets/svg/condition.svg)</svg> **Display conditions** in the top right corner of the block. For more information, see [Configure display conditions for questions or pages](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/add-questions.md#conditions).
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* To use a question for a test or quiz, click ![](../_assets/svg/score.svg)</svg> **Score** under **Answers** and enter the number of points that users will get for a correct answer. For more information, see [Conducting a test](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/tests.md).
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## Answers {#param-answers}

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Specify options that users can choose from:

- To add an answer option, click ![](../_assets/svg/add.svg)</svg> **Answer option** and enter the answer text.

- You can use [Markdown](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/appearance.md#text-formatting) for formatting.

- To add a picture to an answer option, click ![](../_assets/svg/image.svg)</svg>.

- To relocate an answer option in the list, drag it with ![](../_assets/svg/move.svg)</svg>.
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To reveal additional question settings, click ![](../_assets/svg/settings.svg) **Show settings** at the top of the question block. To hide the settings, click the icon again.
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## Settings {#settings}

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To reveal additional question settings, click ![](../_assets/svg/settings.svg) **Show settings** at the top of the question block. To hide the settings, click the icon again.
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#### Sort answers {#sort}

Select a sorting method:
    
- **Alphabetical**.
- **Random for each user**. Select this sorting method if you don't want the order of answers to impact a user's choice.
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#### Automatically insert the first answer option {#first}

Enable this option to display the first answer option in a field with a drop-down list. The field is empty by default.

Sorting answers affects which answer option is auto-filled.

#### Filter answer options when users enter text in the field {#filter}

Enable this option to display a search box for finding answer options in the drop-down list.

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#### Questions IDs {#id}

Use the question ID to [prefill the form](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md).

Question IDs may contain capital and lowercase Latin letters, numbers, `-` and `_` characters. Make sure all questions in the same form have unique IDs.
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#### Hide question {#hidden}

Enable this option to hide a question in the form. You can use hidden questions to [pass service or auxiliary parameters](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md#hidden-query).

 {% note warning "" %}

Don't select both the **Hide question** and **Required** options at the same time. Otherwise, users won't be able to submit the form.

{% endnote %}
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