# 🆕 Change type of basic column **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272 "2020-09-04T13:15:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mark\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_walker/32/13100_2.png) [@Mark\_Walker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Walker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/21 "2020-09-11T12:06:58Z")
I have the same issue, the column is not visible in Google Sheets, and not able to delete in Glide. Be keen to hear if you get a resolution to this. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/22 "2020-09-11T13:10:05Z")
Is it a “Glide Only” column, such as one of the calculated columns or a User Specific column? Do you have a screenshot to see what kind of column it is? You should be able to delete “Glide Only” columns within the glide data editor, but sheet columns need to be deleted withing the google spreadsheet. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Walker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_walker/32/13100_2.png) [@Mark\_Walker](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Walker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/23 "2020-09-11T16:02:38Z")
Hi, It’s a Glide Column ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/c/c1e1ef33d743b498418c418a737e8c8f83a1cdbf.png) ![Screenshot 2020-09-11 165816](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/8/8a8274b72b6ac5b25451791195a187c694026108.png) I was able to rename it to BADCOLUMN but not delete it STOP PRESS… I have found it on the sheet, but the font seems to have been white so not showing up. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/2/268e1e76a3b46906c9c31a2bc454baeaff10df6b.png) Thanks for prompting me to dig deeper. Loving this product. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/24 "2020-09-11T16:06:12Z")
Yeah, that looks like you created a basic column that is not user specific. That will actually create the column in the Google sheet. From there you can only delete it in the Google sheet. ---
**Author:** ![forsdick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/forsdick/32/26296_2.png) [@forsdick](https://community.glideapps.com/u/forsdick)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/25 "2020-09-26T12:38:47Z")
It seems to me that a much simpler solution that covers many of the issues that the “data editor added template column” solves would be to extend the markdown syntax to be able to perform simple substitution for a reference to one of the existing column headings. So, for example, “[Tour]” Tour" would, if Tour equalled “East Village”, expand to: > `
`East Village Tour`
` And, I realize including HTML in markdown is discouraged, but I can’t understand how markdown can shun this important text formatting construct. What do you think? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/26 "2020-09-26T14:11:44Z")
Markdown is a very basic markup language by nature. It’s limited in what it can do. However, if you need centered text, couldn’t you just use the Text component and change the alignment to Center? ---
**Author:** ![forsdick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/forsdick/32/26296_2.png) [@forsdick](https://community.glideapps.com/u/forsdick)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272/27 "2020-09-27T11:45:04Z")
Palm smacks forehead. Of course. Duh! [Previous page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/change-type-of-basic-column/15272.md?page=1)