# How to Use Dropdown or Multiselect Inputs in Datagrid Cells? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask us anything\ **Created:** [March 5, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010 "2025-03-05T13:52:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gonzor\_automation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@gonzor\_automation](https://community.weweb.io/u/gonzor_automation)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/1 "2025-03-05T13:52:32Z")
I’m working with the new Datagrid element, but I haven’t found a way to use dropdowns or multiselects within the cells for editing data. Currently, if I have a column in my Xano database with enum values, I want to allow users to select from those predefined values when editing a row in the Datagrid. However, right now, the only option is to manually type the value. To work around this, I’m using an alert to display the possible values, but this isn’t an ideal solution. Am I doing something wrong here? Is there a way to implement dropdown or multiselect inputs directly within the Datagrid cells? ---
**Author:** ![joaosander](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/joaosander/32/12584_2.png) [@joaosander](https://community.weweb.io/u/joaosander)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/2 "2025-03-05T15:05:01Z")
do u mean u are manually putting the default value at the dropdown/multiselects because the default value is being null? The only way that i found to update data using multiselect is to update with a workflow inside the multiselect, when event changed (when multiselect value changed) update. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/4/45c2e211d3b02e64da5105db51c2fc98977b51a8.png) ---
**Author:** ![gonzor\_automation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@gonzor\_automation](https://community.weweb.io/u/gonzor_automation)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/3 "2025-03-05T15:07:10Z")
No, I mean I can’t have a dropdown/multiselect with specific values to choose from in the new datagrid element’s cells. ---
**Author:** ![gonzor\_automation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@gonzor\_automation](https://community.weweb.io/u/gonzor_automation)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/4 "2025-03-05T15:08:11Z")
Yes, but are you using the new datagrid element or the older one? ---
**Author:** ![Msanders4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/msanders4/32/13284_2.png) [@Msanders4](https://community.weweb.io/u/Msanders4)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/5 "2025-04-13T11:16:52Z")
I’m actually running into the same issue. I don’t see the setting in the drop-down whenever where I’m supposed to even choose all of the options for the drop-down ---
**Author:** ![gonzor\_automation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5fc32e/32.png) [@gonzor\_automation](https://community.weweb.io/u/gonzor_automation)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/6 "2025-04-13T16:28:21Z")
The team have already added the possibility for you to add a custom cell in the new Datagrid element, so you are now able to set the dropdown inside the new Datagrid element. ---
**Author:** ![ishika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/ishika/32/13250_2.png) [@ishika](https://community.weweb.io/u/ishika)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/7 "2025-04-14T09:57:38Z")
Hey @gonzor_automation! You can add select elements inside the datagrid by setting the column type to custom and dropping a multi-select element. You can [find more information here](https://docs.weweb.io/elements/data-grid.html#custom-cell-content) in our docs. Hope this helps 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![robot\_computer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/robot_computer/32/9060_2.png) [@robot\_computer](https://community.weweb.io/u/robot_computer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/8 "2025-05-11T00:50:07Z")
Hi Ishika, the link you posted [find more information here](https://docs.weweb.io/elements/advanced_datagrid.html#custom-cell-content) no longer seems to work. I am having trouble getting select fields to work with the datagrid and would like to view the document you linked to. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ishika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/ishika/32/13250_2.png) [@ishika](https://community.weweb.io/u/ishika)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/how-to-use-dropdown-or-multiselect-inputs-in-datagrid-cells/17010/9 "2025-05-12T03:25:17Z")
Thanks for the heads up Derrick! It’s fixed now 🙂