# Auto date inserted in a Form **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [June 29, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652 "2020-06-29T02:35:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/1 "2020-06-29T02:35:01Z")
Is it possible to have the auto date insertion in a form? eg My form will require people to sign into an event and it is required to put in the date. Just wondering if I could automate that field so it’s one less thing people have to fill in. Thanks Jeanette ---
**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:** [June 29, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/2 "2020-06-29T03:11:13Z")
What is that “date”? Is it the date of the event, the date that the user fills the form, or another type of date? ---
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/3 "2020-06-29T03:23:22Z")
Apologies. It will be the date they enter the venue. The event will last for 5 days. It’s a COVID App that people will be required to fill in prior to entering. 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:** [June 29, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/4 "2020-06-29T03:44:04Z")
There is a special values section that contains components with automatic values. Date is one of them. Just include it with your form entry. ---
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/5 "2020-06-29T08:25:28Z")
Just to confirm, I can’t do it for a field I’ve called ‘date’ on a form. But the solution is to add another component to the layout? ---
**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:** [June 29, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/6 "2020-06-29T08:39:16Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/6/610ac4e491ad0791144eb8eb5226b2d0b6a5812d.png) Find this component in your form and point that to your “Date” column. ---
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/7 "2020-06-29T08:59:01Z")
Perfect, thank you 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 29, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/8 "2020-06-29T08:59:49Z")
Also remember to go to your Editor afterwards and format the date to be as you wish. ---
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/9 "2020-06-29T09:03:45Z")
Yes, I was just about to look at doing that. I just formatted the Date column in my google spreadsheet. Is that what you meant? I couldn’t see how to do it within Glide itself? ---
**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:** [June 29, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/10 "2020-06-29T09:05:40Z")
Go to your Data Editor, find that column and click “Edit”. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/e/eff9166434cee69429bd9b2f275465fcf1a81258.png) ---
**Author:** ![JMD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JMD](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JMD)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/auto-date-inserted-in-a-form/11652/11 "2020-06-29T09:11:36Z")
Thanks, that was too easy! Appreciate your very fast responses 🙂