# Checkbox/Select List in Data Table **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [June 20, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986 "2023-06-20T19:53:24Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![auzzieb53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@auzzieb53](https://community.glideapps.com/u/auzzieb53) #### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/1 "2023-06-20T19:53:24Z")
Hello all, wondering if anyone has experience creating a checkbox/select list in a data table? The use case is an admin user will add a new row to a data table, when they get to the ‘Products’ column of that row I want them to check/select products from a list versus having to type the product names each time (introducing potential typos, spelling/capitalization, etc.). I tried the ‘Lookup’ option, which will grab a list of products from a different data table, but it doesn’t give the user the option to select the values, just presents them all. Hopefully that makes sense, thanks in advance for any help. ---
### 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 20, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/2 "2023-06-20T19:56:55Z")
How about a choice component with the multi-select option enabled? ---
### Author: ![auzzieb53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@auzzieb53](https://community.glideapps.com/u/auzzieb53) #### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/3 "2023-06-20T20:04:16Z")
Thanks Jeff, is there a way to get a choice component in the ‘data’ section of the app? ![Screenshot 2023-06-20 at 4.03.25 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/c/6c93cf42e2d36e35fd35468edc01aba5ee4508aa.jpeg) ---
### 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 20, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/4 "2023-06-20T20:06:22Z")
No, but would you need it in the data editor? Wouldn’t an Admin be using the app to add rows in a formal form? ---
### Author: ![auzzieb53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@auzzieb53](https://community.glideapps.com/u/auzzieb53) #### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/5 "2023-06-20T20:12:25Z")
I see what you’re saying, it’s not so much of an admin submitting a form, I’m setting up a big list of user personas and wanted a more controlled way of selecting what products the users tend to use in the data editor. The selections would just populate the persona template with that list of products. I think I can probably just do it by typing/pasting values, but a pick list would future-proof it a bit more. ---
### 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: [June 21, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/checkbox-select-list-in-data-table/62986/6 "2023-06-21T03:52:27Z")
You might find it easier to prepare the list outside of Glide (ie. in a Google or Excel Sheet), and then use the CSV Import option to add it to Glide. That’s what I normally do when I want to add a bunch of data quickly. You can even copy/paste from an external source if it isn’t too much data.