# How to make it easier to select an item in a very long list of choices inside a select\_one\_external in a repeat in ODK collect

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-make-it-easier-to-select-an-item-in-a-very-long-list-of-choices-inside-a-select-one-external-in-a-repeat-in-odk-collect/26856>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** form-design, odk-collect\
**Created:** [May 27, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-make-it-easier-to-select-an-item-in-a-very-long-list-of-choices-inside-a-select-one-external-in-a-repeat-in-odk-collect/26856 "2020-05-27T23:30:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![dicksonsamwel](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/dicksonsamwel/32/2898_2.png) [@dicksonsamwel](https://forum.getodk.org/u/dicksonsamwel)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/how-to-make-it-easier-to-select-an-item-in-a-very-long-list-of-choices-inside-a-select-one-external-in-a-repeat-in-odk-collect/26856/2 "2020-05-28T06:06:24Z")

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Hi @RaffyM,

Perhaps you are looking for this autocomplete / filter function in ODK collect. Check out the link below

[https://docs.getodk.org/form-question-types/#select-widget-with-autocomplete](https://docs.getodk.org/form-question-types/#select-widget-with-autocomplete)

> **[XLSForm Docs](https://xlsform.org/en/#dynamic-selects-from-pre-loaded-data)**
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> This site will help you author XLSForms. XLSForm is a tool used to simplify the creation of forms. XLSForm will convert forms authored in Excel into XForms that can be used with a number of web or mobile platforms.

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