# Layout based form

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/layout-based-form/15842>\
**Category:** Day-to-Day Users\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [January 20, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/layout-based-form/15842 "2021-01-20T08:11:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jalpapatel03](https://community.open-emr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@jalpapatel03](https://community.open-emr.org/u/jalpapatel03)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 8:11am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/layout-based-form/15842/1 "2021-01-20T08:11:26Z")

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What is the use of a list field in a custom layout based form?

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**Author:** ![juggernautsei](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/juggernautsei/32/10764_2.png) [@juggernautsei](https://community.open-emr.org/u/juggernautsei)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/layout-based-form/15842/2 "2021-01-20T11:27:11Z")

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The list field is for dropdowns and checkboxes and radios. The list is used to build those items in your form.

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**Author:** ![jalpapatel03](https://community.open-emr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@jalpapatel03](https://community.open-emr.org/u/jalpapatel03)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/layout-based-form/15842/3 "2021-01-22T10:04:05Z")

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What the use of options field ?