# Add new screen already populated?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620 "2021-11-16T19:47:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trading\_5\_Talents](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/trading_5_talents/32/33858_2.png) [@Trading\_5\_Talents](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Trading_5_Talents)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620/1 "2021-11-16T19:47:30Z")

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I just added a floating button to add a new entry as seen here:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/6/8650518722d08a3b49f5ab7302c9595925f6bf38.png)

However, when the new screen appears, the fields are already populated as shown here:

 ![Capture2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/9/3/935fc3a5988967637edb99e4af55a4b1363d52d5.png)

How can I start the user with a clean slate? I was able to do this with the default “Add” icon at the top, but now that I’m using the floating button, this issue happens.

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**Author:** ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620/2 "2021-11-16T19:50:32Z")

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I think you’d be better off using a “Show Form Screen” action.

The way you have it set up, it is simply pulling the information from the first row of the Data source you have selected (Trades).

If you’d like to use something other than a Form screen, you’ll need to use a Custom Form and create placeholder columns to store your entry fields, then pass them through to the Trades table using a button with an action.

> [@How do I create a custom form?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-form/25014):
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> I’m just dropping this here so I have something to refer people to when they ask. This is a simple concept app (copyable), that demonstrates the following techniques: Building custom forms for adding and editing list items (as an alternative to the native forms provided by Glide) Preventing duplicate new entries using [User Specific Columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/user-specific-columns) and [Relations](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/computed-columns/relation-column) Enforcing mandatory input items The use of visibility conditions and user specific booleans to control user flow There is nothing particula…

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**Author:** ![Trading\_5\_Talents](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/trading_5_talents/32/33858_2.png) [@Trading\_5\_Talents](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Trading_5_Talents)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620/3 "2021-11-16T19:59:05Z")

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That was it! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/add-new-screen-already-populated/34620/4 "2021-11-17T19:59:39Z")

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