# Data element with many category options - any alternative to custom-designed data entry form

**URL:** <https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-with-many-category-options-any-alternative-to-custom-designed-data-entry-form/2966>\
**Category:** Support - Assistance technique\
**Created:** [28 September 2015 15:22 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-with-many-category-options-any-alternative-to-custom-designed-data-entry-form/2966 "2015-09-28T15:22:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Goncalo\_Castro1](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Goncalo\_Castro1](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Goncalo_Castro1)\
**Post date:** [28 September 2015 15:22 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-with-many-category-options-any-alternative-to-custom-designed-data-entry-form/2966/1 "2015-09-28T15:22:04Z")

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Quick question:

Imagine a data set with several columns due to having several categories with several category options for the data elements…

Is there any way to reduce the width through tabs that allow me to group, e.g., 1 option from the 1st category per tab?

Thank you & best regards

Gonçalo Castro

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**Author:** ![prosper](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@prosper](https://community.dhis2.org/u/prosper)\
**Post date:** [13 October 2015 04:06 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/data-element-with-many-category-options-any-alternative-to-custom-designed-data-entry-form/2966/2 "2015-10-13T04:06:00Z")

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Hi Goncalo,

Right now you can only control the entry fields size by designing custom forms for you data sets.

There you can the style you want like (style=“width:5em;”)

Regards

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> On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 6:22 PM, [goncalo.castro@unibas.ch](mailto:goncalo.castro@unibas.ch) wrote:
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> > Quick question:
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> > Imagine a data set with several columns due to having several categories with several category options for the data elements…
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> > Is there any way to reduce the width through tabs that allow me to group, e.g., 1 option from the 1st category per tab?
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> > Thank you & best regards
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> > Gonçalo Castro
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