# Ask for Help

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## [Is it possible to detect if a field is a text string vs numbers? (Data Validation for forms)](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-detect-if-a-field-is-a-text-string-vs-numbers-data-validation-for-forms/42407)

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**Author:** [@Majestic\_Intern](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Majestic_Intern)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-detect-if-a-field-is-a-text-string-vs-numbers-data-validation-for-forms/42407 "2022-06-05T14:37:58Z")

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TL:DR Is there anyway to check if a string/field contains letters vs just numbers? Hello everyone. I am working on an app that includes forms for contact information. These include fields like Phone Number, street numbe…

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## [Simple solutions make me happy](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simple-solutions-make-me-happy/42735)

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**Author:** [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simple-solutions-make-me-happy/42735 "2022-06-05T08:18:54Z")

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I am staying at a house in Greece. The owner sent a spreadsheet with all the beaches in the neighborhood. Even with lattitude, longitude info. As you understand, it didnt take long to make a beaches app! Added some pic…

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## [Filter a list of active/inactive items](https://community.glideapps.com/t/filter-a-list-of-active-inactive-items/42731)

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**Author:** [@Jburnsjr](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jburnsjr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/filter-a-list-of-active-inactive-items/42731 "2022-06-05T03:09:21Z")

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Gliders, I need your how to advise. I am building a local restaurant directory App, if a restaurant goes out of business or shuts down for some reason, I would like to remove them from the list of active restaurants bu…

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## [How else can I build this?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-else-can-i-build-this/42691)

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**Author:** [@RyanThomas](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RyanThomas)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-else-can-i-build-this/42691 "2022-06-04T23:06:50Z")

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I have built this app to help me build different camera packages. Once the camera package is built I create a PDF with some other contact information and send it to a rental house for them to create a quote for me. Ri…

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## [Stripe Integration: German Payment gateways](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stripe-integration-german-payment-gateways/42725)

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**Author:** [@Ferdinand1390](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ferdinand1390)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/stripe-integration-german-payment-gateways/42725 "2022-06-04T22:53:11Z")

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Hi there, I’m looking to find out which payment gateways a Stripe integration would allow in my app - say, if I wanted to enable Giropay / Bank payment in addition to creditcard (which is not very popular in Germany), wo…

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## [Embedding My Wordpress Site into a Glide App](https://community.glideapps.com/t/embedding-my-wordpress-site-into-a-glide-app/42717)

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**Author:** [@Josiah\_Abshear](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Josiah_Abshear)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/embedding-my-wordpress-site-into-a-glide-app/42717 "2022-06-04T16:04:58Z")

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I am trying to embed a page of my wordpress site inside my Glide app and am receiving the error “This content is blocked. Contact the site owner to fix the issue.” I am the site owner of my Wordpress.com site and cannot…

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## [Deep Link straight into pre-installed Glide App](https://community.glideapps.com/t/deep-link-straight-into-pre-installed-glide-app/42701)

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**Author:** [@David\_Baraev](https://community.glideapps.com/u/David_Baraev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/deep-link-straight-into-pre-installed-glide-app/42701 "2022-06-04T13:38:48Z")

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Hi everybody. Our app relies heavily on “Share Link” feature and I was wondering if it is possible for someone who has our app installed on their Home Screen to get a link that opens the app automatically?

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## [How to create a payment system between members and take a commission?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-payment-system-between-members-and-take-a-commission/42675)

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**Author:** [@yoannh21](https://community.glideapps.com/u/yoannh21)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-payment-system-between-members-and-take-a-commission/42675 "2022-06-04T01:34:45Z")

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Hi! All is in the title: How to create a payment system between members and take a commission? Thanks for your answers, Yoann.

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## [Hiring an expert](https://community.glideapps.com/t/hiring-an-expert/42713)

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**Author:** [@uJit\_XOH](https://community.glideapps.com/u/uJit_XOH)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/hiring-an-expert/42713 "2022-06-03T22:37:21Z")

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you will be please to partner with this guy for your glide and/or website code needs, a great guy with a great amount of experience is what you need. Uzo@ StructureArt Digital thanks

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## [Submit action?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/submit-action/42626)

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**Author:** [@rleinen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rleinen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/submit-action/42626 "2022-06-03T19:26:56Z")

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I have a form with three buttons calling custom actions. Is there a way to have each of them also submit the form so that the data gets saved?

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## [Dependent choice and invisible components](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dependent-choice-and-invisible-components/42710)

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**Author:** [@rleinen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rleinen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dependent-choice-and-invisible-components/42710 "2022-06-03T17:50:08Z")

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I have two choice components. The choices of the 2nd one depends on the value of the 1st - using the filter setting (using the screen value of the 1st). Sometimes, but not always, the choices of the 2nd do not change whe…

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## [User Specific Columns comparisons](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-specific-columns-comparisons/42709)

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**Author:** [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/user-specific-columns-comparisons/42709 "2022-06-03T17:16:01Z")

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Can you ‘show’ two different user specific columns at the same time? The example is comparing two scores “side by side” for two users. I am the manager and want to see how two different employees scored an activity. If…

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## [Can you make a calendar list only make clickable in the future?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-make-a-calendar-list-only-make-clickable-in-the-future/42707)

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**Author:** [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-you-make-a-calendar-list-only-make-clickable-in-the-future/42707 "2022-06-03T17:13:44Z")

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To me, a calendar is a list sorted on time. I was expecting to be able to click dates in the future as well as in the past. Am I right that’s not the case? Are only items today or in the future clickable to the details v…

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## [Detect value changes](https://community.glideapps.com/t/detect-value-changes/42629)

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**Author:** [@rleinen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/rleinen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/detect-value-changes/42629 "2022-06-03T16:18:50Z")

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Is there a way to detect (in a custom action) if a value on the current record/form has changed?

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## [Is it possible?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible/42697)

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**Author:** [@Amur](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amur)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible/42697 "2022-06-03T15:18:11Z")

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I have a tool that scrapes data into an excel database. the data is sent to a live feed via a webhook and the data is also aggregated into a dashboard, where we analyze the data and visualize certain metrics. Currently…

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## [Button Cooldown](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-cooldown/42632)

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**Author:** [@Gappled](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gappled)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/button-cooldown/42632 "2022-06-03T11:47:49Z")

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I’ve coded a button so that when pressed, it increments a number within the spreadsheet by 1. This is fine, however, is there a way to add a 24 hour cooldown to it? Therefore, users can only press the button once every 2…

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## [How to detect change in a value?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-detect-change-in-a-value/26825)

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**Author:** [@vijay](https://community.glideapps.com/u/vijay)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-detect-change-in-a-value/26825 "2022-06-03T11:23:05Z")

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I have a column whose values get reshuffled on entering into an inline list, and also gets reshuffled on coming out of an inline list. How can I detect that the values in the column has changed? In other words, how do I …

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## [Email form content from Glide](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-form-content-from-glide/42687)

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**Author:** [@blairrorani](https://community.glideapps.com/u/blairrorani)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/email-form-content-from-glide/42687 "2022-06-03T10:48:21Z")

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I am using a form button. The form fields correspond to fields in a table. I want to send the content of the form to a recipient. I have set the Reply to value, however, the email is sent from noreply@appuser.io. Ema…

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## [How can I export csv in Japanese](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-export-csv-in-japanese/42640)

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**Author:** [@tokura](https://community.glideapps.com/u/tokura)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-export-csv-in-japanese/42640 "2022-06-03T08:59:25Z")

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I exported Glide Tables as CSV. However, the exported csv was garbled. How can I export csv in Japanese.

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## [Is collaboration possible within one app](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-collaboration-possible-within-one-app/42688)

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**Author:** [@ToOFa\_Apps](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ToOFa_Apps)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 8:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-collaboration-possible-within-one-app/42688 "2022-06-03T08:05:02Z")

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I would like to know if two (or more people) can work on one app all at the same time?

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## [Adding row cells to google sheets](https://community.glideapps.com/t/adding-row-cells-to-google-sheets/42665)

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**Author:** [@KenApp](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KenApp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/adding-row-cells-to-google-sheets/42665 "2022-06-03T04:56:34Z")

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Hi guys, I’m using make/integromat to add data to a specific cell in a google sheet. What I’m hoping to achieve is to pass a data set that populates 1 cell per row (B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 etc). I’m passing a list of values d…

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## [How to enable editing without sync](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-enable-editing-without-sync/42682)

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**Author:** [@RSSA](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RSSA)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-enable-editing-without-sync/42682 "2022-06-03T02:54:45Z")

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Some context: I’m developing an app which acts as a platform, for business (b2b2c) (think something like zillow) the problem is that I can do ARRAYFORMULA and everything works but when my users (business) try to edit, it…

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## [Carry related info between tables](https://community.glideapps.com/t/carry-related-info-between-tables/42676)

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**Author:** [@fluittsolutions](https://community.glideapps.com/u/fluittsolutions)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/carry-related-info-between-tables/42676 "2022-06-03T01:49:26Z")

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Hello, Gliders, I’m working on my membership tracking page for nonprofits. I have built two sheets as follows: I successfully identified the most recent gift for each member in order to calculate the membership expi…

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## [Best way/alternatives to using "Choice" without it disappearing when 'searching'](https://community.glideapps.com/t/best-way-alternatives-to-using-choice-without-it-disappearing-when-searching/42667)

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**Author:** [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/best-way-alternatives-to-using-choice-without-it-disappearing-when-searching/42667 "2022-06-03T00:01:43Z")

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I have a big list that is searched to find accounts (2,000 + entries) Users select accounts and add them to their ‘My Accounts’ At the top I have a choice selector (My Accounts / All Accounts ) but sadly every time a u…

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## [Transferring an app to another glide subscriber](https://community.glideapps.com/t/transferring-an-app-to-another-glide-subscriber/24986)

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**Author:** [@KeithD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/KeithD)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/transferring-an-app-to-another-glide-subscriber/24986 "2022-06-02T23:46:29Z")

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Aloha! I fly helicopters for a tour company in Hawaii, and they asked me to automate their postflight data collection and record keeping. All inputs to date are manually typed into google sheets on the company Google dr…

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## [Using Deep Links with User Specific Columns](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-deep-links-with-user-specific-columns/22397)

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**Author:** [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-deep-links-with-user-specific-columns/22397 "2022-06-02T23:17:56Z")

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Edit: About 10 minutes after posting this, it mysteriously started working :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Go figure… (No need to read any further :grinning:) A colleague is working on a restaurant ordering app, and has been str…

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## [Dynamic Filter of Related Lists based on Choice](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dynamic-filter-of-related-lists-based-on-choice/42662)

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**Author:** [@Hendrik\_Bolt](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hendrik_Bolt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/dynamic-filter-of-related-lists-based-on-choice/42662 "2022-06-02T19:43:15Z")

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Hey Gliders, I have done some searching and trying things but I still couldn’t figure out how to accomplish this. What I want to achieve is that I want to filter In (for incoming transactions) and Out (for outgoing …

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## [Project reload issues](https://community.glideapps.com/t/project-reload-issues/42661)

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**Author:** [@djudes](https://community.glideapps.com/u/djudes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/project-reload-issues/42661 "2022-06-02T17:47:37Z")

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Hello. Once a day (early in the morning) my users cant use the app because of a reload issue I manually sync, then its fine for 24 hours and breaks again the next morning. Would protecting my sheets cause this issu…

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## [Rich text display](https://community.glideapps.com/t/rich-text-display/42668)

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**Author:** [@MattLB](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattLB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/rich-text-display/42668 "2022-06-02T17:20:44Z")

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I have a table (not the Source for the TAB) that contains CSS/html code (actually a table, thanks @Darren\_Murphy ). I would like to show that Rich Text/table in this current TAB but Rich Text wants a column from the cu…

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## [A multi stopwatch via an inline list action](https://community.glideapps.com/t/a-multi-stopwatch-via-an-inline-list-action/42660)

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**Author:** [@Dan76](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dan76)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/a-multi-stopwatch-via-an-inline-list-action/42660 "2022-06-02T16:49:16Z")

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Hi! Can I start a stopwatch and capture the duration for a person in an inline list by tapping that name? A multi-stopwatch where a row is added for each tap of a name in grid of tiles. The row would write the name and …

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