# Dropdown window sizing/format **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762 "2025-05-20T22:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shannon\_Bradley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shannon_bradley/32/46039_2.png) [@Shannon\_Bradley](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shannon_Bradley)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/1 "2025-05-20T22:37:16Z")
Hello all! I have a display field being used that is overall longer than the width of the dropdown in other views - so I can’t actually see all the details I need to: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/7/e/7e2e9223d3847c14037e5ca82b6dd93c7e90b843.png) Is there any way to change this? Alternatively a way to pop up the crew list and check off the ones I want for the day would be great too…just haven’t sorted out how to do that lol. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Melanie\_Teh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/melanie_teh/32/45501_2.png) [@Melanie\_Teh](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Melanie_Teh)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:45am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/2 "2025-05-21T05:45:13Z")
👋 @Shannon_Bradley dont think its possible to widen dropdown as its baked into UI - but maybe you can have a formula in display column that abbreviates name & position and limits to a number of characters? for checking off, (tho it doesnt pop up) would be to use Display as “list”. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/3/9/3965b0c0568d1cc55df1531d1843a1f76c4fbce5.png) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/8/c/8cbd62d1c583b8506aa2fe74dd6f25a680e3e2ab.png) Note: make sure set to multiple options to get the check mark instead of circle dot (radio). hope this helps! Cheers! Mel ---
**Author:** ![Shannon\_Bradley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shannon_bradley/32/46039_2.png) [@Shannon\_Bradley](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shannon_Bradley)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/3 "2025-05-21T17:11:00Z")
List is a thought!!! Sometimes getting focused on things means forgetting some of those other options exist. I will try it, thank you! Baked in UI for the window size makes sense, but for my use case I don’t know that abbreviating would be the best option. Great thought to keep on the back burner though! ---
**Author:** ![Shannon\_Bradley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shannon_bradley/32/46039_2.png) [@Shannon\_Bradley](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shannon_Bradley)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/4 "2025-05-21T17:29:43Z")
Nope…that list is WAY too long lol. It is actually behaving rather oddly, but I think I know why. What would actually be amazing but I don’t think is even remotely possible - a modal window that can pull up for selecting crew/cast/whatever other option from another table. So you would maybe click a button “Select Crew” and a window pops open with the other table. You check off the ones you want and close the window. Mmmmmm dreams of cool things… ---
**Author:** ![Melanie\_Teh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/melanie_teh/32/45501_2.png) [@Melanie\_Teh](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Melanie_Teh)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/5 "2025-05-21T19:51:35Z")
that can be achieved. but dont know your setup i.e. if its originally a modal/pop up. you cant have 2 modals open UNLESS one is a full one. > [@Open two modal windows for user input](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/open-two-modal-windows-for-user-input/32396): > > Hi, I’m bringing this from the [OpenWindow() not opening in new tab](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/openwindow-not-opening-in-new-tab/21225) topic, I just couldn’t believe I did this, it was almost accidentally. So here is my use case: I have a button that: modifies a row in the current table, and then adds a row in a log time table , and finally adds a row in a transactions table. My issue here, is that I need some fields to be manually filled by the user on both new rows created. So I took the approach of activating the new rows in a modal window. You can che… hope this helps! Cheers! Mel ---
**Author:** ![Shannon\_Bradley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shannon_bradley/32/46039_2.png) [@Shannon\_Bradley](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shannon_Bradley)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/6 "2025-05-22T22:29:13Z")
Interesting! I will play around with this 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/system/32/24484_2.png) [@system](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/dropdown-window-sizing-format/55762/7 "2025-08-20T22:29:52Z")
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