Keeps the video visible
A collapsed list does not cover the frame the way a wall of options would.
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Dropdown questions in video.
Give viewers a dropdown when there are too many options to show as buttons, and keep the frame clean.
What it does
For questions with a lot of answers
Some questions have thirty valid answers, such as country, department, or product line. Thirty buttons will not fit.
Structured answers
A fixed option set means the data comes back clean and groups without tidying.
Works on a phone
Native select behavior, so the control is the one the viewer’s device already knows.
In practice
What dropdowns are for
Any qualifying question where the answer is one of many known values.
- Department or role selection at the start of onboarding
- Product or plan selection in a sales walkthrough
- Region and language routing on a global campaign
What gets reported
Every answer, by viewer
Every interaction on the timeline is recorded against the viewer who used it.
Standard video analytics
412 plays
A play count does not tell you who watched, or what they did at this moment in the video.
Viewer report · Dropdown questions412 viewers
- R. Alvarez
- Answered at 0:42 · response saved · watched to the end
- J. Whitfield
- Answered at 0:42 · answer marked incorrect · reviewed the section
- M. Okafor
- Stopped at 0:38 · no answer submitted
+ 409 more viewers
Related
What teams add next
These combine on one timeline. Most videos use three or four together.
Choose-all questions
Let viewers select each option that applies, then score the full response set.
Correct answers
Set the correct response on any question so Mindstamp scores it automatically and reports who passed.
Date questions
Collect a real date from the viewer inside the video, in a format that stays usable downstream.
Drawing response
Ask viewers to circle, mark, or annotate directly on the frame, and keep the drawing as their submitted answer.
Free response questions
Ask an open question inside the video and collect typed answers against each viewer, no form page required.
Likert scale questions
Run proper Likert items inside the video so attitude and confidence surveys sit where the material is.
Questions
What teams ask about dropdown questions
How many options can a dropdown hold?
Enough for real option sets like countries or product catalogues, without the frame becoming unusable.
Can I branch on the selection?
Yes. Conditional logic reads the selected value and routes from there.
Try it on one video
Replace a form field with a dropdown in-video
Ask the qualifying question where the viewer already is.