Loop & Merge over freeform entry answers

I have a matrix table that I'm looping over, with some freeform entry answers at the end (Other 1: _________, Other 2: _______ etc)
Currently, in the looping questions, these are displayed without the text entered, e.g.:
This is obviously not helpful, as the respondent will have no idea what "Other 1" is. Is there any way to include the actual text they entered as well?

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You want to change your piped text. In the question body, whatever piped texted is after "about the way you track "... (should look something like ${lm://Field/1}), that's what you'll want to modify to be the value of the answer rather than the value of the statement.

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/41392#Comment_41392Indeed, but modify it to what? The GUI seems to only offer that option for Loop & Merge (whereas there is "Entered text" for other kinds of piped text).

In your Loop and Merge options, what if you bump your dropdown to run off Select Choices: Entered Text? What does that do for you?
Preliminary testing for me shows Apple but also Other 1's text entered:
Loop 1

Loop 2 (Pineapple's my text, of course)
See if that fits your needs!

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/41398#Comment_41398I’m looping over a matrix table, and want to loop over only the options for which the first column is selected. If I select to loop over Selected Choices: Entered text, won't that loop over all of them?

Only the ones the user selects, by definition, right? The option is called Selected Choices:... If they don't select, the loop doesn't include. At least, that was my experience in my screenshots. Only way to confirm this is in preview; make the change and see what happens!

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/41400#Comment_41400It's a matrix table. In your tests, you are not using a matrix table, but a simple multiple choice question. Let's suppose we have columns A, B, C, and D. I only want to loop over options where the user selected A. Even if the user selected B, C, or D, they are still "selected" and will be looped over if I use "Selected choices: Entered text". Whereas right now I use "Selected choices: A" and it works (except the problem I described).

I actually am using a MT multi-answer, I only have 1 column :)
I am getting a better picture of what you're trying accomplish now, though. I added 3 more columns to my example for a more accurate solution and here is the best I could come up. I piped in the question text from the Other 1 Text (you'll need to add this for Other 2 as well) and added them as a second Field in The L&M Options. Then, I added in a hyphen and a space for readability:
I then changed the Question text in the body of my question to include the second column of my L&M Options:

So the survey previews out like this:
If Field 2 is blank, no one's the wiser (cause the hyphen handling is done inside Field 2 itself rather than in the question text). if Field 2 exists, it displays to the user.
I apologize for misunderstanding your intentions at first. Coulda saved us a few messages. Let me know if that meets your standards.