---
title: "Question Options"
slug: "managing-question-options"
description: "Add ballot options manually or via CSV import, edit option names and descriptions, upload and crop candidate images, and reorder with Fixed Option Ordering."
updated: 2026-03-13T15:47:24Z
published: 2026-03-13T15:47:24Z
canonical: "help.simplyvoting.com/managing-question-options"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Question Options

## Adding Options

**Options** are the candidates or options electors may select. There is no limit to the number of options.

To add options to a question, navigate to the **Questions** page and click on the **add options** link in the **Options** column.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(300).png)

If the question already has options, the link in the **Options** column will indicate the number of options already added, as shown below.

To add, edit, or remove options, click on the link in the **Options** column of a given question.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(301).png)

You can add options manually (example below) if you have a small amount, or you can import from a **CSV** file if you have a large amount of options, or if you would like to upload simple descriptions with each option.

### Adding Options Manually

To manually add multiple options at once, click on the **Add Options** button when inside of a question's options.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(299).png)

In the **Add Options** window that appears, simply click the green **+** button to add additional options.

![EM_redesign_pre_election_add_options_manually](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/EM_redesign_pre_election_add_options_manually.gif)

To **delete** unneeded fields, click the red **bin** button.

Once you have inserted the options you wish to add, click the **Add** button.

### Importing Options From a CSV File

To Import multiple options, you must configure a **CSV** file using a common spreadsheet software with 2 columns in the following order:

1. **Option Name** (required): The option's name will appear on the ballot. Each option should have a unique name.
2. **Option Description** (optional): The option's description will appear on the ballot.

A properly formatted **CSV** file may look like the sample below.

In the **CSV** file, each column corresponds to a category of option data, and each row corresponds to a unique, individual option.

The order of data in the file will be the order upon import.

![EM_pre_election_import_options_en](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/EM_pre_election_import_options_en.png)

On the **Question Options** page, click on the **Import Options** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(302).png)

In the **Import Options** window that appears, browse and locate the desired file, then click the **Import** button.

Importing Options with Descriptions

Short descriptions are best for this method, since no formatting or paragraph styling is preserved upon import. If you have extensive styling needs, adding descriptions and formatting them manually or using pre-formatted files and [linking to them](/v1/docs/en/attaching-files) is suggested.

## Editing Options

After you’ve added one or more options, on the **Question Options** page, click on any option’s blue **Edit** button in the **Action** colum.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(298).png)

In the **Option Details** window that appears, you may adjust the **Option Name**, **Option Description**, and **Option Image** image.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(293).png)

Description Formatting Tips

Hover over a **Formatting Button** if you are unsure about its function. If you have a large amount of text, try using the **“Fullscreen”** button to make your setup easier.

### Adding an image to an option

To add an **image** to an option, such as a candidate’s headshot, in the **Option Details** window, drag and drop an image file to the grey area below **Image**, or click on the grey area to upload an image from your device.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(294).png)

Image files must be in **PNG**, **JPG**, **JPEG**, or **GIF** format.

After choosing a file, the **Image Cropper** will appear. Drag the square frame to the desired image area, or adjust the frame by dragging its edges and corners as desired.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(295).png)

You may also rotate counterclockwise, rotate clockwise, center the image, zoom in, or zoom out using the blue buttons below the image.

Once you are satisfied with your selection, click the **Crop** button at the bottom of the **Image Cropper** window.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(297).png)

Once finished, click the **Save** button.

## Reordering Options

After you have created multiple **Options** and if you selected **Fixed Option Ordering**, you may adjust the order and placement of options beneath a given **Question**.

To do so, simply click on the **Reorder Options** button to enter reordering mode.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/image(303).png)

Once you are in reordering mode, you can click anywhere on an **Option** and **then drag and drop** it into a new order.

Once finished, click the **Save Changes** button. A green **Success Message** will briefly display in the *bottom right corner* of your screen.

![EM_redesign_pre_election_reorder_options](https://cdn.document360.io/a78bcdfe-0fc1-4248-a709-1fe58ecd1ca1/Images/Documentation/EM_redesign_pre_election_reorder_options.gif)

If you wish to exit the mode or to discard your order and return to the previously saved order, simply click the **Cancel Reordering** button.