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Type in response under the other option

  • November 9, 2025
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Under the multiple choice poll question, can participants type in their response if I include an option for “others”?

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Kat from Slido
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Hello ​@CO1 

You can add an option “Others” to your Multiple Choice Poll, however, it is currently not possible to add another space, directly within the poll, where participants could elaborate on their submission. My apologies for these limitations. 

As a workaround, you could add another Open Text Poll right after and add something like “If you chose option “Others” in the previous poll, please, share more details in this Open text poll”.

I hope this will help and provide a solution for your use case.

All the best, 


  • Participant
  • November 13, 2025

This proves to be awkward in my use case when we have a timed breakout session, not everyone in the room is going to have selected other, and to have to stop the previous poll, and start another just for optional other, disrupts the smooth flow for us to integrate the other solution suggested. 

 

I put together a idea/feature request to remove this limitation and support the feature for multiple choice questions that require ‘other’ open ended responses as part of one of the choices. Please up vote it if this feature appeals to your use case or solution. Thank you.


Mika from Slido
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Hello ​@ep150de

Mikaella here from Slido -  happy to help! 

I completely understand the flow of your user experience, and we appreciate you using our Wishlist where our product team can see the demand and you can track updates on its status.

Let me know if you have anymore questions! 

My best, 
Mikaella from slido