# Form view Multi-Select - Select Design

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Created:** [January 6, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783 "2023-01-06T19:33:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![cssrctech](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/cssrctech/32/5154_2.png) [@cssrctech](https://community.fibery.io/u/cssrctech)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783/1 "2023-01-06T19:33:58Z")

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Hello,

Is there a design reason for the difference in functionality between a related entity drop-down and a multi-select list?

A relation list lets you select multiple options without collapsing the related entity drop-down, but a multi-select requires you to click again every time you want to choose another option.

For my use case I like the “select as many as you want” approach and then click away to the next field, especially within forms. I was wondering though if this was intentional or if there is an option to request a change to it.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Wilco\_Boode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/wilco_boode/32/9985_2.png) [@Wilco\_Boode](https://community.fibery.io/u/Wilco_Boode)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783/2 "2025-11-21T10:41:44Z")

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i’d like to bump this post.

In the forms, multi select is always a dropdown that instantly closes after an option is selected, however in many situations a list with checkmark options would be nicer.

Se here a google form, which has a nicer interface if you want to use a multi-select

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/8/87fb77c23afc390785f4d15a721a4d6c9a2710cc.png)

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783/3 "2025-11-21T11:43:24Z")

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> [@Wilco\_Boode](#):
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> Multi select is always a dropdown that instantly closes after an option is selected

Not for me

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**Author:** ![Wilco\_Boode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/wilco_boode/32/9985_2.png) [@Wilco\_Boode](https://community.fibery.io/u/Wilco_Boode)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/form-view-multi-select-select-design/3783/4 "2025-11-21T12:49:36Z")

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Apologies, I was talking about the forms, updated the original message to mention the forms