Google Forms dropdown questions are useful until the option list starts changing every week. FormRanger lets you use a selected Google Sheets column as the source, run preflight, and update the dropdown without manually pasting the same list again.
A Google Forms dropdown does not behave like a Google Sheets in-cell dropdown that points directly at a range. If the form choices need to follow a spreadsheet list, use one of three paths.
Best when the option list changes rarely and you can tolerate a manual edit before launch.
Best when you want to own the code and are comfortable maintaining triggers, form IDs, and item IDs.
Best when you want a setup sidebar, selected spreadsheet source, preflight checks, sorting, dedupe, and an update button.
Best when the option list also needs payments, inventory, reservations, approvals, or other systems outside Google Forms.
Avoid notes, blank rows, and mixed values in the same source column.
Renaming sheet tabs or headers can make future validation harder to reason about.
Alphabetical order can help respondents, but some lists need a custom order from the sheet.
Repeated values in the source can create confusing dropdown options unless you remove duplicates.
If the copied form pulled the two test values from Sheets and the dropdown looked right, leave a short Marketplace review or send setup feedback. Mention the question type and source-sheet test so other Google Forms users can judge fit faster.