# Contain multi-select question in forms to specific length

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967>\
**Category:** Product Ideas\
**Created:** [22 February 2024 11:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967 "2024-02-22T11:19:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Sather](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/richard_sather/32/276096_2.png) [@Richard\_Sather](https://forum.asana.com/u/Richard_Sather)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2024 11:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967/1 "2024-02-22T11:19:01Z")

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Not sure if the title describes this well or not but here goes…  
(Perhaps @Larry_Berger_lpb can correct my terminology… are they called containers… frames…? 😅)

While building a form for a client, I realised that a multi-select question can be very problematic when there are numerous options such as [countries or languages](https://forum.asana.com/t/free-custom-field-templates/501371).

The below example uses a language custom field, comparing single-select VS multi-select how they appear in a form:

Single-select is contained within a scrollable container:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/1/1/1155bdc793b9feb731bd40f8f3bf4b6616be4e64.png)

And this is what the same field looks like when presented as a multi-select (yes, it’s loooong):

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/4/c/4cb77dfdc81c772d6bf9a65cb961ee9310425847.png)

Ideally, it would be best if multi-select options are presented as they are in the List view with about **4 and half visible options** in a scrollable container:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/2/a24f9264d0d3046982a3bf1680c4a3c37c95b81f.png)

Albeit, their single-select equivalent shows **9 visible options** within a scrollable container.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/1/e/1e2c0be3239feca6a33b04160fbd7e21a762aaa0.png)

Would also be nice if these were visually consistent too, but that warrants a separate post… [here](https://forum.asana.com/t/consistency-of-single-select-and-multi-select-dropdown-lengths/715974)!

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**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2024 14:41 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967/2 "2024-02-22T14:41:12Z")

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Good point, @Richard_Sather - voted!

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**Author:** ![Esteban\_Giannini](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/esteban_giannini/32/159690_2.png) [@Esteban\_Giannini](https://forum.asana.com/u/Esteban_Giannini)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2024 22:35 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967/3 "2024-02-22T22:35:27Z")

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I have experienced the same problem! Voted!

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/larry_berger_lpb/32/276017_2.png) [@Larry\_Berger\_lpb](https://forum.asana.com/u/Larry_Berger_lpb)\
**Post date:** [22 February 2024 22:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967/4 "2024-02-22T22:56:04Z")

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> [@Richard\_Sather](#):
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> (Perhaps @Larry_Berger_lpb can correct my terminology… are they called containers… frames…? 😅)

Or maybe menus.

I agree something should be done to limit the length, but I’d leave to the Asana designers to weigh the pros and cons, considering if a solution based on available space is viable too. I’m worried about a giant menu in an artificially-minimally-sized scrolling menu as being hard/slow to scan and use.

Thanks,

Larry

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**Author:** ![Stephanie\_Fielder](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Stephanie\_Fielder](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stephanie_Fielder)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2026 16:43 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/contain-multi-select-question-in-forms-to-specific-length/715967/5 "2026-06-09T16:43:42Z")

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I’m new to Asana, and have a multi states selection question… Is the solution built for this so options don’t look so clunky on the form?