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On multiple choice, if "Other" is selected, require the textarea to be filled in?

  • October 4, 2018
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I have a multiple choice question with an "Other" field that allows text entry. If users choose "other," how do I require them to specify? I've looked through validation options, but don't see one that matches. Here's my example: !

Best answer by MohammedAli_Rajapkar

Hi @red5 Please follow this documentation: https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/survey-module/editing-questions/formatting-answer-choices/#TextEntryValidation Select "Force response" under "Text entry validation".

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MohammedAli_Rajapkar
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Hi @red5 Please follow this documentation: https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/survey-module/editing-questions/formatting-answer-choices/#TextEntryValidation Select "Force response" under "Text entry validation".

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  • October 4, 2018
@Mohammedali_Rajapakar_Ugam Doh! I guess that was kind of a dumb question. I saw that validation, but it looked like it wasn't working. I think I need to clear cache maybe.