# Categories **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [March 15, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436 "2020-03-15T09:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/1 "2020-03-15T09:12:38Z")
I have a column Category 1 and a column Category 2. Glide combines them in the database as Category. That’s nice. But when I want to show them both in a list I can only choose between 1 and 2 not the two together. 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:** [March 15, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/2 "2020-03-15T12:15:43Z")
Do you need them as an array for other things? Your could always rename them. What do you mean by showing them both in a list? ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/3 "2020-03-15T12:18:58Z")
But shouldn’t I be able to select Category in a component in stead of Category 1 or Category 2? ---
**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:** [March 15, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/4 "2020-03-15T12:37:36Z")
Only if it’s a component designed for multiple row values, like the image component or signed in user filter. It’s not a string of multiple text values in one column, it’s an array, which is not a string, but an array object of strings (sorry, going into my programming speak). If you want to display multiple columns in one component, you will have to use a template column to join them together. ---
**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/5 "2020-03-15T12:42:27Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AyS\_0908](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ays_0908/32/27349_2.png) [@AyS\_0908](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AyS_0908)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/6 "2020-05-14T10:45:06Z")
Hi, I am trying to build an address book per Category and Sub-Categories, ending with details about a Brand Ex. Category A Sub category A1 - detail A1.1 - detail A1.2 Sub category A2 etc. I attempted to use the learning guide ([Glide Docs](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/guides/deep-dives/design/subcategories)). > I made more or less the same G-Sheet template ([https://drive.google.com/open?id=1itFTnT\_zEWNTzsCSpjXS0aGiG4euMsECi5363Nlbiu8](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1itFTnT_zEWNTzsCSpjXS0aGiG4euMsECi5363Nlbiu8)) > It’s been hours, but I can’t deal with it …. Do you have any ideas ? Many thanks in advance ---
**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 14, 2020, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/7 "2020-05-14T12:16:30Z")
Take a look at Multi-Level Select in [https://concepts.glideapp.io/](https://concepts.glideapp.io/) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/categories/5436/8 "2024-05-19T04:11:16Z")