# Combine text from two columns **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 14, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197 "2022-01-14T19:28:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Conner\_Krofchick1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/conner_krofchick1/32/27182_2.png) [@Conner\_Krofchick1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Conner_Krofchick1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/1 "2022-01-14T19:28:14Z")
Hi Everyone, Does anyone know of a way that I can combine text from two columns beside each other into one new column. For example: Column A. Column B Output A1 A A1A A1 B A1B A1 C A1C A1 D A1D A1 E A1E A1 F A1F I tried a template but since Column A has the same values it cannot combine the columns. If anyone has any ideas please let me know? Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Conner\_Krofchick1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/conner_krofchick1/32/27182_2.png) [@Conner\_Krofchick1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Conner_Krofchick1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/2 "2022-01-14T19:29:44Z")
My chart got messed up after posting Column A - A1, A1, A1, A1, A1 Column B - A, B, C, D, E, F Output - A1A, A1B, A1C, A1D ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/3 "2022-01-14T19:30:10Z")
It should be that simple. How did you configure your template column? ---
**Author:** ![Conner\_Krofchick1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/conner_krofchick1/32/27182_2.png) [@Conner\_Krofchick1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Conner_Krofchick1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/4 "2022-01-14T19:33:03Z")
I think the issue I am facing is that Column A must appear first when combined. So when I do a template it try’s to search the two columns but cannot give a output because Column A is the same value ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/5 "2022-01-14T19:34:48Z")
I still don’t understand. Can you show a screenshot of your template column configuration? All you need is two random values in your template (such as AB or XY). Replace the first one with Column A and replace the second one with Column B. ---
**Author:** ![Conner\_Krofchick1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/conner_krofchick1/32/27182_2.png) [@Conner\_Krofchick1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Conner_Krofchick1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/6 "2022-01-14T19:41:16Z")
Thank you Jeff - I was using the template column incorrectly, it all works now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/combine-text-from-two-columns/37197/7 "2022-01-15T19:41:49Z")
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