How to Add and Set Up Reusable Dropdown Widget on Your Form

Jotform makes it easy to reuse and manage dropdown options across multiple forms with the Reusable Dropdown widget. By connecting your dropdown field to a Jotform Table, you can update your choices in one place and automatically keep all connected forms up to date.

This setup helps reduce manual edits, maintain consistency, and simplify dropdown management across your forms.

Here are a few ways to use it:

• Reuse department, location, or category lists across forms.
• Manage product or service options from one central table.
• Keep registration or application choices up to date.
• Reduce repetitive updates when dropdown options change.

Whether you’re building a new form or editing an existing one, you can add and configure the Reusable Dropdown widget in just a few steps. This is how it’s done:

1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the left side of the page.

2. Now, in the Form Elements menu, under the Widgets tab, search for Reusable Dropdown and click on it. Or, just drag and drop it to where you want it to be on your form.

3. Next, in the Widget Settings window that opens on the right side of the page, under the General tab, in the Connected Table section, choose one of these options:
   • Select Table — Connect an existing Jotform Table to the widget.
   • Create Table — Create a new table to use as the dropdown data source.

4. If you selected Select Table, choose the table you want to use and click on Add.

5. If you selected Create Table, enter the values you want to display as the dropdown options in the new table.

6. Next, in the Dropdown Column section, select the column whose values you want to display in the dropdown field.
7. Once everything’s set, click on Update.

That’s it. You’ve successfully added and set up the Reusable Dropdown widget on your form.

Wondering how it looks in action? Check out this demo form.