How to display the radio selection label as the response on PDF?

  • Katrina Marks
    Asked on May 30, 2022 at 11:02 AM

    Hi! Is it possible to have a radio selection label be the response instead of the radio button.
    For example I am filling in a PDF, I have a single selection radio for the following options
    - Fellowship
    - License
    - Ordination
    I would like it to actually print the selection on the pdf instead of a button.
    I tried a drop down but they don't toggle for single selection

  • Sheena JotForm Support
    Replied on May 30, 2022 at 11:20 AM

    Hello Katrina,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I am not yet sure if I understand your concern correctly, do you mean to say that you would like to print the question on the pdf when a specific answer is selected? Please note that you can directly include multiple choice field(so the answer can be deselected) for each question and use the question/label as the option and leave the label empty.

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    Give it a try and let us know if this would work for you

  • katrina.marks.jimn
    Replied on May 31, 2022 at 9:31 AM

    Hi! Thanks for your response. Using the example above, when I select Fellowship, instead of a check mark going on the PDF, I'd like the word fellowship to go on the PDF. Is that possible?

  • Saeed Support Team Lead
    Replied on May 31, 2022 at 10:30 AM

    Hello Katrina,

    Thanks for getting back to us and clarifying your concern. If you'd like to paste the selected option's text from the Single choice field to the Original PDF document, it can be achieved with a simple workaround. Let’s do it:

    1. Add a Single choice field with the required options. You can remove the connections of choices from the original pdf.

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    2. Add three Short text fields to the form to get the selected answer. These fields should be hidden in the online form:

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    3. Now, link the hidden short text field to your original pdf. You can change the location of these fields by dragging them where you want them to be.

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    4. Use Update/Calculate field conditional logic to copy a value from the Single choice field to the hidden text fields:

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    5. Here’s what its Conditional Logic looks like. Simply type the text in the text area under the DO statement.

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    Also, check out our guide explaining how to How to Insert Text or Calculation into a Field Using Conditional Logic

    Here's the demo form: https://form.jotform.com/221504274876964

    If you'd like to investigate the form further, you can clone the sample form that I have created. For more information, review a step-by-step guide here on how to clone a from.

    Give it a try and let us know if you need any other help.