If your project is is Production and you would like to add some options to a drop-down list, here are some things to remember:Never never change the number choices that is have been assigned to the existing options. This will cause data to be lost. Below it demonstrates and explains the problem caused. For instance, if you had the following drop-down list or radio buttons:
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Whatever I do, I cannot change the option number. For instance, I cannot make "3=Good" and "4=Great". This would cause all current answers as "Great" to be changed to "Good" Demonstration of problem caused by changing multiple choice options: I currently have the multiple choice question designed the following way:  Image Added
Many entries have been made, however, I realize that I want to add "good" as an option. I would like to place it between "Okay" and "Great". Situations like this can lead to problems because oftentimes it causes someone to change the numbering on the options. If you look at the changes I made in the choices below, you can see that I added "Good" and assigned it to the existing option number 3 and reassigned "Great" to option 4 (highlighted in yellow below). This will cause all existing entries to change the answer "Great" to "Good". Unaccepted changes made in the following image. They are circled in red:  Image Added
- The two images below show an accepted way of adding "good" as an option. This is because they keep the option "great" assigned to option number 3 (highlighted in yellow in red box below).
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