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title: Advanced Templates – Adding Show / Hide Group
description: "In this example we will show how to display only one clause from list of possible values ### When to use? You have list of clauses and want to select only some of them. ### Main Idea **Show / Hide**…"
url: "https://templatise.it/docs/advanced-templates-adding-show-hide-group/"
updated: "2024-05-27"
category: Getting Started
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# Advanced Templates – Adding Show / Hide Group

In this example we will show how to display only one clause from list of possible values

### When to use?

You have list of clauses and want to select only some of them.

### Main Idea

**Show / Hide** variable controls displaying of a block (-s) of text and visible for end user as a checkbox.

**Show / Hide Group**variable works like wrapper for other **Show / Hide** variables. For the end user it will look like a drop down with list of values

### Prerequisites

For this example we are using a template for Board Meeting Minutes from [this link](https://storage.googleapis.com/templatise-tutorial-docs/BoardMeetingMinutesShowHideGroups.docx).

1. Download and open document
2. Open Templatise Add-in and create new template

### Creating **Show / Hide Group**variable

Let's say you want to select which type of announcement has been made during Board Meeting.

1. Create variable with title Announcements of type **Show / Hide Group.**
2. Click on **+**button on Announcements variable to add new child variables.
3. It is possible to create only **Show / Hide** variables inside **Show / Hide Group**so just specify title General Announcements.
4. Select whole text in General Announcements in document and click **Connect**and**Save.**
5. Do the same with Project Announcements.
6. Click on **+**button on Announcements, set title Project Announcements.
7. Select whole text in Project Announcements in document and click **Connect**and**Save**.
8. Do the same with Policy Announcements.
9. Click on + button on Announcements, set title Policy Announcements.
10. Select whole text in Policy Announcements in document and click **Connect**and**Save**.
     [https://templatise.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ShowHideGroup.mp4](https://templatise.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ShowHideGroup.mp4)

Now go to template filling tab and open our template, you can select a single block of announcements:

 [https://templatise.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ShowHideGroupResult.mp4](https://templatise.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ShowHideGroupResult.mp4)

If you need to be able to select multiple elements - just go to Announcements variable (double click) and check 'Allow multiple selection'ю

 

[Read more about **Show / Hide Group** variable here.](https://templatise.it/docs/show-hide-group/)