# Is there a choice limit on drop-down multi-selects and how is it handled?

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**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Created:** [October 22, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.stackerhq.com/t/is-there-a-choice-limit-on-drop-down-multi-selects-and-how-is-it-handled/747 "2023-10-22T23:33:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tory](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.stackerhq.com/tory/32/670_2.png) [@Tory](https://community.stackerhq.com/u/Tory)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.stackerhq.com/t/is-there-a-choice-limit-on-drop-down-multi-selects-and-how-is-it-handled/747/1 "2023-10-22T23:33:02Z")

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I have a People table that may eventually get to hundreds or even thousands of rows. I have a Sessions table for recording coaching, advisory, and training sessions. It has an Attendees field, Link to Multiple Records (in the People table). When a user is creating a new session and wants to select Attendees, what happens when the number of drop-down options (people in this case) is too large? Is there a limit? Will it crash? Ideally, it waits for them to type the first few letters of an attendee’s name and then gives them a few matches to pick from?

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**Author:** ![Brittany\_Tickner](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.stackerhq.com/brittany_tickner/32/460_2.png) [@Brittany\_Tickner](https://community.stackerhq.com/u/Brittany_Tickner)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.stackerhq.com/t/is-there-a-choice-limit-on-drop-down-multi-selects-and-how-is-it-handled/747/2 "2023-10-23T17:50:41Z")

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Hi Tory,

This should not crash, there will be a limit of how many show but if they are typing in the letters that will help limit what shows to what they are looking for.

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![Tory](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.stackerhq.com/tory/32/670_2.png) [@Tory](https://community.stackerhq.com/u/Tory)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.stackerhq.com/t/is-there-a-choice-limit-on-drop-down-multi-selects-and-how-is-it-handled/747/3 "2023-10-23T17:52:38Z")

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Perfect! Thanks Brittany!