# Audio and videos don't always display players **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [August 20, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256 "2020-08-20T19:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/1 "2020-08-20T19:36:15Z")
Hello, I have 2 audio files and 2 video files for each row, each is a URL to an actual file mp3 or mp4, but on the details page, only one audio shows as an audio player, the rest show as a URL, which is useless. Any advice? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/2 "2020-08-20T19:38:30Z")
Have you replaced the components with audio and video components? ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/3 "2020-08-20T19:49:36Z")
I’m trying that now but I thought it was going to assume that it’s a video/audio based on the file extension. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/4 "2020-08-20T19:51:13Z")
It only makes a best guess to get you started. Most of your time is spent working in the editor to customize and design your app. A lot of times I’ll completely wipe the screen by deleting all of the components and rebuild it to my liking. ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/5 "2020-08-20T19:55:48Z")
Yeah, I can see that now Jeff, thanks. How do I add a large amount of text? like a transcript of a video? Google sheets has a limit of 50000 chars. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/6 "2020-08-20T20:04:05Z")
You could try to break the text up into multiple columns in the sheet. Then use a template column within the glide data editor to join it back together. I don’t know how well glide handles columns with 50,000 characters or what it would do with a template column that contains more than 50,000 characters, but it’s something to try. I assume you have multiple rows with multiple videos? If you only had one row and you were displaying only the details for that one row, then you could maybe get away with using a rich text component and manually filling it with the text instead of pulling it from the sheet. I assume the former though, so this second idea wouldn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/7 "2020-08-20T20:08:50Z")
Ok, I also have a PDF with the transcript, so maybe I will try to display that. Thanks for your help Jeff! I’m loving this technology 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/8 "2020-08-20T20:52:45Z")
Hello Jeff, is there a way to duplicate tab so that I don’t have to do all the work all over again with each tab I add customizing it? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/9 "2020-08-20T20:57:38Z")
Unfortunately, no. Any top level screen like a tab screen or a screen from a link to screen button action, will allow for unique layouts and will have to be designed separately. Any sub level screen, such as the details screen from within a list item will have the layout tied to that sheet, so anywhere in the app that you view those list details, the layout will be the same throughout. ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/10 "2020-08-20T21:15:22Z")
OK thanks! I’m trying to figure out how to create “sub” categories…is it possible? Let’s say a tab that takes me to a few options and there I select a category and then get all the items in this category. Any idea? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/11 "2020-08-20T21:23:03Z")
Here’s some info that should help. > **[Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs)** > > Welcome to Glide Docs, a steadily growing collection of articles and videos on how to use Glide. We can’t wait to see what you build! > [@Help with categories](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-with-categories/7925): > > My app’s URL: [areas.glideapp.io](http://areas.glideapp.io) Hi Guys, sorry to be a pain but really pulling my hair out with this. Im sure someone can work their magic. I am trying to build a directory in my app. It should be really simple. You press: pins -\> choose a category -\> choose someone in that category -\> get their info. for example: Pins -\> Education -\> Teacher -\> Miss Smith Pins -\> Fitness -\> Personal Trainer -\> Harry Gwin For the life of me i cannot put this in a sheet. Can someone help? Thanks! > [@Help Using Categories and Subcategories](https://community.glideapps.com/t/help-using-categories-and-subcategories/1127): > > I am struggling with displaying a list of FAQs using categories and subcategories. I am using the demo video my @Mark on categories. I have 2 sheets; FAQ-Main and FAQ-Tree. I am able to set up the 5 top categories by adding a reference (FAQ) in the Main sheet linking it to the Tree sheet. Top categories display correctly in details view. I have subcategories under each category except one (Miscellaneous). I am not able to create and link the questions with the subcategories. What I want to see … ---
**Author:** ![SuperMerabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8491ac/32.png) [@SuperMerabh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SuperMerabh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-and-videos-dont-always-display-players/14256/12 "2020-08-20T21:24:12Z")
Thank you!!!