# Options other than option sets in a dropdown menu **URL:** \ **Category:** Need help\ **Created:** [July 2, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607 "2023-07-02T14:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![qh7\_abyss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/6a8cbe/32.png) [@qh7\_abyss](https://forum.bubble.io/u/qh7_abyss)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/1 "2023-07-02T14:25:06Z")
I want to display options other than option sets in a dropdown menu. Is it possible to display a text-type field (list) of Data A in a dropdown menu? There are hundreds of data entries like A, B, C, and so on, and each of them has a different content for the text-type field (list), so I believe using option sets would be inappropriate. ---
**Author:** ![adamhholmes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adamhholmes/32/100510_2.png) [@adamhholmes](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adamhholmes)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/2 "2023-07-02T14:28:15Z")
You can display any type of data in a dropdown (either static or dynamic)… In your case, set the choices type to text, and the choices course to whatever field from whatever datatype it is you want to display. ---
**Author:** ![qh7\_abyss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/6a8cbe/32.png) [@qh7\_abyss](https://forum.bubble.io/u/qh7_abyss)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/3 "2023-07-02T15:31:13Z")
Thank you, your advice has helped me make progress with my issue. I was able to specify the text field I want to display, but when I preview it, the content is empty. In reality, it contains multiple texts in a list. Do you have any idea what might be causing this? ![bubbleeee](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/1/9/19f6066df9c4b00d43d082081ed8745e146088bc.png) ---
**Author:** ![adamhholmes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adamhholmes/32/100510_2.png) [@adamhholmes](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adamhholmes)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/4 "2023-07-02T15:39:15Z")
You haven’t defined the Option Caption - the option caption is the text that will appear in the dropdown, relating to the Choices Source - so if it’s empty then the dropdown will not show anything. In your case (as you’re using text values) just set it to Current Option ---
**Author:** ![qh7\_abyss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/6a8cbe/32.png) [@qh7\_abyss](https://forum.bubble.io/u/qh7_abyss)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/5 "2023-07-02T15:45:35Z")
Thank you, my problem has been completely resolved. It may have been something basic, but I have learned about how to use the dropdown. Thank you for your help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/options-other-than-option-sets-in-a-dropdown-menu/270607/6 "2023-09-10T14:25:58Z")
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