# Auto-appear text based on text input **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Tags:** actions\ **Created:** [October 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196 "2023-10-22T22:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mauricio_gonzalez/32/65524_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mauricio_Gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/1 "2023-10-22T22:09:36Z")
Hi! I am working on an entry form that I would like the user to see text populating based on what they are adding into a specific form. Added a screenshot below, but basically, if the user is adding the phone number, the text below should change based on the number that they added. Is this possible? Aspect to consider here is that the user is not necessarily the same as the one adding this item. Thanks in advance! ![Screenshot 2023-10-22 at 3.06.45 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/b/ebc17d03c5bc65b11ec99121a04eccb97de1588f.png) ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/2 "2023-10-22T23:41:12Z")
If you’re using a form, the “Number” value wouldn’t be available for you to do any sorts of template column/relation + lookup to display dynamic data. You would have to use a custom form, if I understand you correctly. > [@How do I create a custom form?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-form/25014): > > 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… ---
**Author:** ![Ace1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Ace1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ace1)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/3 "2023-10-23T10:32:23Z")
You may be able to store the number first and then use if statements on visibility of components to only show if certain numbers are within. ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mauricio_gonzalez/32/65524_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mauricio_Gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/4 "2023-10-25T22:24:31Z")
Thanks both! I think the above makes sense, but I am having a hard time trying to store the data. Do you have any tutorials on how to do this without incrementing the rows? As you may know at this point, I am new to Glide, so I really appreciate your patience on this. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 7:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/5 "2023-10-26T07:58:09Z")
> [@Mauricio\_Gonzalez](#): > > I am working on an entry form that I would like the user to see text populating based on what they are adding into a specific form. So can you explain how you want the data to be shown to be dynamic? How does it tie with the user’s input? ---
**Author:** ![Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mauricio_gonzalez/32/65524_2.png) [@Mauricio\_Gonzalez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mauricio_Gonzalez)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/6 "2023-11-01T23:57:32Z")
@ThinhDinh apologies for the late response - I believe I figured it out with your previous messages. Thanks so much! ---
**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 8, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-appear-text-based-on-text-input/67196/7 "2023-11-08T23:58:00Z")
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