# Combine Columns (especially formatting) like LookUp+Trim+UpperCase+First

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-columns-especially-formatting-like-lookup-trim-uppercase-first/34491>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [November 14, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-columns-especially-formatting-like-lookup-trim-uppercase-first/34491 "2021-11-14T06:27:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-columns-especially-formatting-like-lookup-trim-uppercase-first/34491/1 "2021-11-14T06:27:13Z")

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Hi 🌸  
It’s quite common to see sth like Lookup(First(UpperCase(Trim(SomeList)))).  
And of course Template Columns like: "Document Last Edited on "+ DateToText(FormatJJMMAAAA(DateOnly(TextToDate(First(Array))))).  
You get the idea even the example is not optimized.  
Can we have sth to optimize the nb of columns: by combining/including several types into one?  
Thks, Team Glide​:cherry\_blossom:🍷🥐🙂💗🦾