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title: Creating a Dropdown Adder
description: If you would like to create an adder with a dropdown selection on the proposal, you can do so using a &quot;Select&quot; adder. On the proposal, this will be displayed as a checkbox, and once selected it will d
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August 7, 2025

# Creating a Dropdown Adder

If you would like to create an adder with a dropdown selection on the proposal, you can do so using a "Select" adder. On the proposal, this will be displayed as a checkbox, and once selected it will display a dropdown list of options:

![ScreenRecording2025-08-01at4.31.04PM-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/ScreenRecording2025-08-01at4.31.04PM-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif?width=516&height=361&name=ScreenRecording2025-08-01at4.31.04PM-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif)

Follow the steps below to create your own dropdown adder: 

1. Create a new adder and set the **Adder Type** to **Select**:  
   ![Adders\_AdderTypeSelect\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_AdderTypeSelect_GIF.gif?width=542&height=420&name=Adders_AdderTypeSelect_GIF.gif) 
2. Select the price type from these options: **Per Watt, Per Panel, and Fixed Amount. **
   
   ![Adders\_SelectAddersPriceTypes](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_SelectAddersPriceTypes.png?width=688&height=213&name=Adders_SelectAddersPriceTypes.png)
3. Choose the location on the proposal you would like this adder to populate (either **Proposal** and **Sidebar**).
   
    
   
   ![Adders\_SelectAdderLocations](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_SelectAdderLocations.png?width=688&height=136&name=Adders_SelectAdderLocations.png)
   
    
4. For each dropdown option, add a **Name** and **Price**. You can also add a **Docs Display Name** or **Efficiency** if needed. 
   
   ![Adders\_SelectDropdownOne](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_SelectDropdownOne.png?width=688&height=133&name=Adders_SelectDropdownOne.png)
5. To create additional dropdown options, press the **Add** button. Repeat step 4 for any additional options that you add!
   
   ![Adders\_SelectAddDropdownOption\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_SelectAddDropdownOption_GIF.gif?width=688&height=218&name=Adders_SelectAddDropdownOption_GIF.gif)
   
    
6. Once you are done creating your new adder, make sure to press the **Update** button!
   
   ![Adders\_SelectAdderUpdate](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Adders_SelectAdderUpdate.png?width=688&height=199&name=Adders_SelectAdderUpdate.png)
   
    
7. Back on the Adders main page, to save all new adders/adder changes, press the **Save Adder Changes** button.
   
   ![](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/547-Nov-15-2024-09-47-45-6241-PM-1.png?width=688&name=547-Nov-15-2024-09-47-45-6241-PM-1.png)
8. To complete all changes, confirm the changes you've made by pressing the **Confirm & Save** button.
   
   ![](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/547-Nov-15-2024-09-47-47-6439-PM-1.png?width=688&name=547-Nov-15-2024-09-47-47-6439-PM-1.png)

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