# Dropdown column display modes With easyform you can: 1. Limit a dropdown column to single selection. 2. If limited to single selection, display the field as radio buttons, buttons or a single select dropdown. 3. If not limited to single selection, display the field as checkboxes or a multiple select dropdown. ## Limit a dropdown column to single selection Click the field in the form to open the field settings and turn on the *Limit to single selection* toggle:

### Display a dropdown column as radio buttons First, [limit the field to single selection ](#limit-a-dropdown-column-to-single-selection)and then select *Show field as: Radio buttons*:

### Display a dropdown column as single select buttons First, [limit the field to single selection](#limit-a-dropdown-column-to-single-selection) and then select *Show field as: Buttons*:

Here's how it will look to a user filling the form:

### Display a dropdown column as a single select dropdown First, [limit the field to single selection](#limit-a-dropdown-column-to-single-selection) and then select *Show field as: Dropdown*:

Here's how it will look to a user filling the form:

## Enable multiple selection for a dropdown column Click the field in the form to open the field settings and turn off the *Limit to single selection* toggle:

### Display a dropdown column as checkboxes First, if not enabled, [enable multiple selection](#enable-multiple-selection-for-a-dropdown-column) for the dropdown field and then select *Show field as: Checkboxes*:

Here's how it will look to a user filling the form:

### Display a dropdown column as a multiple select dropdown First, if not enabled, [enable multiple selection](#enable-multiple-selection-for-a-dropdown-column) for the dropdown field and then select *Show field as: Dropdown*:

Here's how it will look to a user filling the form:

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