# Copy "entry field" in "action text"

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [July 26, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556 "2021-07-26T11:33:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AyS\_0908](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ays_0908/32/27349_2.png) [@AyS\_0908](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AyS_0908)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556/1 "2021-07-26T11:33:42Z")

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Hi, we often use both “Display” and Edit" screens.

To save time while building these screens, it would be great if after building the “Edit” screen we may copy all fields and have an option to paste them in “Display mode” (ex. action text, rich text, etc)

Cheers

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556/2 "2021-07-27T12:48:22Z")

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Hey @AyS_0908

Have you tried **Data tab** \> drag and drop?

![ezgif-3-5f3e10a3c000](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/c/8/c845b574f94e18d2e8e30e5e31eb8f8f98825208.gif)

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**Author:** ![AyS\_0908](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ays_0908/32/27349_2.png) [@AyS\_0908](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AyS_0908)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556/3 "2021-07-27T12:52:37Z")

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Hey @Lucas_Pires, thank you. Yes, it’s clearly useful, even if it still requires a one-by-one manual action: since I am very lazy :-), the “copy edit fields → transform & paste them into display fields” would be a great nice-to-have (clearly not a priority)

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copy-entry-field-in-action-text/29556/4 "2021-07-27T12:57:12Z")

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Ook. I like to copy all in Edit screen to add in a Add screen, for instance. But ok, it makes sense what you need.

Maybe as in sheets, an option like _paste special_ / _paste only value_ could also help