# Search for values in form
**URL:** https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582
**Category:** Ask the Community
**Tags:** gh-import
**Created:** [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582 "2025-05-14T02:36:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582/1 "2025-05-14T02:36:47Z")
I have value map widgets with various lists like tree species, I would like to be able to allow users to type a few letters to find a value rather than browsing. I have seen a video showing this behaviour with a magnifying glass but can’t get it to work. Not sure if I am using the wrong widget or if they are not configured correctly
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_Imported from [GitHub discussion](https://github.com/opengisch/qfield/discussions/4477) by @BTreeTech on 2023-07-26T08:38:19Z_
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582/2 "2025-05-14T02:36:48Z")
In QGis\>layer properties\>attribute form,
available with “value relation” widget and tick “use completer” checkbox
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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/4477#discussioncomment-6563072) by @VxTedxV on 2023-07-27T09:06:50Z_
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582/3 "2025-05-14T02:36:49Z")
Thanks, the value relation widget is much better, sadly even when I have “use completer” ticked the search doesn’t show up in Qfield - it does in QGIS but not on either of my Qfield testing devices.
After some more testing it does work but only if multiple selections isn’t ticked
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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/4477#discussioncomment-6563457) by @BTreeTech on 2023-07-27T09:47:30Z_
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582/4 "2025-05-14T02:36:51Z")
BTreeTech see [Use the new relation widget when allowMultiple is enabled · Issue #1436 · opengisch/QField · GitHub](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/issues/1436)
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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/4477#discussioncomment-6575141) by @suricactus on 2023-07-28T11:23:08Z_
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.qfield.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 May 2025 02:36 UTC](https://community.qfield.org/t/search-for-values-in-form/582/5 "2025-05-14T02:36:52Z")
from reading that discussion it seems the answer is you can only use the search/ completer for single values at present
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_Imported from [GitHub comment](https://github.com/opengisch/QField/discussions/4477#discussioncomment-6591798) by @BTreeTech on 2023-07-31T07:15:37Z_