# Confused by screens and forms

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/confused-by-screens-and-forms/64109
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**Created:** [July 19, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/confused-by-screens-and-forms/64109 "2023-07-19T08:32:37Z")
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### Author: ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/confused-by-screens-and-forms/64109/3 "2023-07-19T10:02:11Z")

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You seem to be figuring it out. If you haven’t already done so, do have a look at some of the explanations in Glide’s Documentation.

[Glide Docs: Screen types](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/guides/intermediate/screens)

> [@Ralf\_Westphal](#):
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> But what’s the difference between “detail screen” and “new screen”?

- Detail screen: The detail screen is attached to the single row of an item of a collection. This detail screen displays the attributes (columns) of this single row so we can see the detailed information of the item.

- New screen: The new screen is attached to a single row, up to you to decide which one. This single row can be in the current table or in a different one.

If you imagine tabs as screens stacked onto one another, a detail screen makes you go a step deeper into the funnel (a card is stacked on top), whereas a new screen allows you to skip aside from the stack and create something entirely different.

> [@Ralf\_Westphal](#):
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> Then there are “independent forms”

[Custom forms by Darren Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-form/25014)

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