The Show/Hide Field is part of the Conditional Logic feature. This option is useful if you want to show or hide follow-up questions depending on the user’s answer.
Let’s start with an example form with the “Would you like any dessert?” question.
We will apply conditional logic to this field that would show the “What kind of dessert do you have in mind?” follow-up question if the user answered “Yes”.
To set this up…
- Open the Settings tab in the Form Builder.
- Click Conditions on the left.
- Select the Show/Hide Field option.
- Set up the condition and action in the next window. In our example form, the conditional logic would be as follows:
To break that down:
- We’ve set the condition or IF statement to check if the “Would you like any dessert?” question is equal to “Yes”
- The action or DO statement will show the “What kind of dessert do you have in mind?” question if the condition is met.
- Click the Save button to save the changes.
Note that you can add many rules and actions if needed. You can also show or hide multiple fields at once. Check out the following guides to learn more:
- Hide or Show Multiple Fields at Once
- Show or Hide Multiple Fields at Once Using the Section Collapse Field
If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments box below or by simply posting a thread on our support forum.
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3 Comments:
Thanks for your response. I haven't tried at it yet but I follow the advice offered.
However, one point remains to be clarified in my mind.
For arguments sake let's say there are two categories, category A and category B with a maximum response of, say, 50 responses.
Category A only allows one response per submission, so the first would reduce the number then available to 49.
Category B allows up to four responses per submission, so after a single category A response as above a category B response could be for one (reducing number available now to 48) *or* for two (reducing the number available to 47), *or* for three (reducing the number available to 46) *or* for four reducing the number now available to 45. The number of responses in a category B submission (i.e. one, two, three or four) to reduce the total number available, Or would that be a step too far?
Has there been a solution to this issue yet? I am having the same problem. I am trying to create an order form for building materials. I have each material with a drop down box for qty and one for color but I need a text box for each one as the length will always be different for each order and for each product in each order. Jotform has exceeded all of my expectations and has been so helpful I’m surprised this option isn’t available as I’m sure it is a relatively common feature.
This is helpful however does not cover dynamic dropdowns.