# Can I use real links (text with URL that is clickable) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658 "2020-05-07T10:36:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/1 "2020-05-07T10:36:22Z")
OK, I am new and confused. Can I add a column that has text and a link the text is xxxlink and I want the end-user to see a hyperlink? I know I can add a column with just URL’s and I get the separate link button. I don’t really want this. Also, I’d love to put in a short text description (as one field \column) for example. You can find the best news at [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](http://foxnews.com). When they use the app they will see 2 hyperlinks within the text that are clickable. Any help is greatly appreciated! Tom ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/2 "2020-05-07T10:44:53Z")
Yep. Just use rich text. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/3 "2020-05-07T11:47:09Z")
Sorry, I don’t understand. I copy text with hyperlinks that work everywhere fine into a column and they don’t work in the app. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/4 "2020-05-07T11:52:20Z")
> [@Tom\_Lahey](#): > > You can find the best news at [cnn.com](http://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](http://foxnews.com) Use this syntax in your sheet: `Text You can find the best news at [cnn.com](cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](foxnews.com)` Result: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/3/33d94926ecff9e4ac1713e0e851d82590930c93f.png) You can find the best news at cnn.com but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try foxnews.com ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/5 "2020-05-07T11:55:02Z")
> [@Robert\_Petitto](#): > > ou can find the best news at cnn.com but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try foxnews.com that also does not work ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/6 "2020-05-07T11:56:50Z")
Might need to put the full URL within the ()s (include https://) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/7 "2020-05-07T11:57:27Z")
`Text You can find the best news at [cnn.com](https://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](https://foxnews.com)` Text You can find the best news at [cnn.com](https://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](https://foxnews.com) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/8 "2020-05-07T11:58:20Z")
> [@Robert\_Petitto](#): > > You can find the best news at [cnn.com](https://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](https://foxnews.com) No sorry still no go ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/9 "2020-05-07T12:09:10Z")
Works for me…are you using a RICH text component? ![ScreenFlow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/f/f250b36a2764d9bd960eb9a3ce1ffae51351ab51.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/10 "2020-05-07T12:14:23Z")
I am new I am just using a regular column, did not know that I had to use a specific feature… Will try… thanks ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/11 "2020-05-07T12:20:55Z")
OK, got it working!!! 🙂 THANKS!!! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/12 "2020-05-07T12:44:37Z")
> [@Robert\_Petitto](#): > > ext You can find the best news at [cnn.com](https://cnn.com) but if can handle watching the news in an altered state you can try [foxnews.com](https://foxnews.com) More info Hello all, I believe what happened was G began rolling out a new feature(s) that included an enhanced in-cell editor, which allowed multiple hyperlinks per cell. However, the new editor broke some other basic capabilities and had to be rolled back. So, this may eventually come back. As Stephen has noted, please submit feedback. So google sheets no longer supports more than one hyperlink in a text cell, so for now I don’t think glide can support that??? At least I can get one link to work, but its very limiting ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Lahey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tom_lahey/32/6896_2.png) [@Tom\_Lahey](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tom_Lahey)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/13 "2020-05-07T12:48:46Z")
OK, I take that back I just got two links to work, its 5:30 am and I’m too tired to think, need some sleep. thanks again ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/14 "2020-05-07T12:54:19Z")
Strange. If it’s rich text, Glide should interpret it as such regardless of what Google does on their side. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/can-i-use-real-links-text-with-url-that-is-clickable/8658/15 "2020-05-07T13:11:50Z")
Are you trying to use the hyperlink formula in Google? That won’t be recognized. Glide works with the data directly as it’s visibily shown in the sheet.