# Concatenate within Glide

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [August 27, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849 "2020-08-27T23:46:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![Ralf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ralf/32/492_2.png) [@Ralf](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ralf)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/1 "2020-08-27T23:46:59Z")

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Is it possible to concatenate Firstname and Lastname i Glide Data? (no additional spreadsheet column)

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### 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: [August 27, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/2 "2020-08-27T23:48:27Z")

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Use a template column.

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### Author: ![Ralf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ralf/32/492_2.png) [@Ralf](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ralf)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/3 "2020-08-28T00:03:48Z")

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Thank you, template new for me, how?

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### 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: [August 28, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/4 "2020-08-28T00:06:18Z")

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> **[Template Column](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/computed-columns/template-column)**
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> Create labels or messages based on other columns in your table

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### Author: ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/5 "2020-08-28T00:08:01Z")

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Use that template column, add something like “First Last” then point the First part to your First name column, Last to your Last name column.

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### Author: ![Ralf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ralf/32/492_2.png) [@Ralf](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ralf)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/6 "2020-08-28T00:17:03Z")

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Perfect!

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### Author: ![appbuilder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/appbuilder/32/63515_2.png) [@appbuilder](https://community.glideapps.com/u/appbuilder)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/7 "2023-08-31T08:07:54Z")

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Okay so what confused me is that the variables are called “Replacements”.

So you name your “Replacements” and then you call on them in the “Template” (consider it a formula line).

Thanks!

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### Author: ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/concatenate-within-glide/14849/8 "2023-09-01T01:01:50Z")

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Yeah, the “template” can be something like:

“{F} {L}” (first name & last name)

Then your replacements would be:

{F}: point to first name column.  
{L}: point to last name column.

Then what you get is a full name.