Radio Button Group Component

   MaestroThe UI design product.  |   Form Builder |  All versions This feature is related to all versions.

Maestro provides the Radio Button Group component that allows you to add a group of radio buttons to a form.

To configure the Radio Button Group component on a form:

  1. Open a Maestro form.
  2. Click the Palette tab and expand Input Fields.
  3. Select Radio Button Group and drag and drop it on the form.
  4. Click the Properties tab and find the Radio Button Group section.
  5. Options - allows you to enter each radio button option: radio button label, value and default. Each option added will be a radio button that the user can select. It displays the Options for Radio Button Group window. This is where you enter the options available to the user.
  • Label - displays on the form next to the radio button.
  • Value (if different) - Used for data collection and in scripts or rules based on the user's selection.
  • Default - Select the check next to the option you want to be selected by default. If there is not a default selection, leave the checkboxes unchecked.
  • Add - This button will add options to the radio button group. Once you add an option you will need to complete the Label, Value (optional) and Default (optional).
  • Move Up / Move Down - to rearrange the radio button group options. Select the option you want to rearrange then click the Move Up or Move Down button.
  • Edit As Text – allows to view and edit the radio button options in a text editor window as shown below. Using this view, allows you to copy text from an external source, such as an Excel spreadsheet, and paste it in here.
  • You can select which Default Separator and Value Separator to use from the following options: One|1, Two|2, Three|3, etc. or each option can display on a separate line. This is summarized in the table below:
  • Item Default Separator Values on Separate Lines

    With a Value
    (Value Separator)

    Without a Value

  1. Click the Properties tab and find the Appearance section.
  2. Click Arrangement to select how the radio button options are displayed on the form.
  3. Stack Threshold -
  4. Selected Icon Class -
  5. Unselected Icon Class
  6. Appearance of the Arrangement Options is summarized in the table below:
  7. Item Arrangement

    Vertical (1 per line)

    Horizontal (natural width)

    2 Column Grid

    3 Column Grid

    4 Column Grid

    6 Column Grid

  8. Click Save.
  9. Click Build and Render Form to see how this rule is displayed when the form is built and rendered.
Keyboard Shortcut

Use the Tab key to iterate through the component and press Space key to select a radio button you want. Use the Left, Right, Up, and Down arrow keys to change the selection.