# Couple basic Pages questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 22, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709 "2022-11-22T16:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeartwoodTreeCo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/heartwoodtreeco/32/8150_2.png) [@HeartwoodTreeCo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HeartwoodTreeCo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/1 "2022-11-22T16:56:02Z")
What am I missing about Tab filtering in Pages? Everything I try makes no difference, so I’m using all component filters, which adds steps, since every component on the tab needs the same filters, in this use case. Is there a help doc that covers Pages-specific function in detail, or just this? [https://www.glideapps.com/docs/guides/products/introduction-to-pages](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/guides/products/introduction-to-pages) Thanks! ---
**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:** [November 22, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/2 "2022-11-22T18:24:16Z")
Can you provide more details and screenshots explaining your problem, how you have configured your filters, and what you are expecting? ---
**Author:** ![HeartwoodTreeCo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/heartwoodtreeco/32/8150_2.png) [@HeartwoodTreeCo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HeartwoodTreeCo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/3 "2022-11-28T21:49:36Z")
Thanks for the reply. I hope this helps - here are the settings for the Page/Tab (not sure what the precise term is). ![Screenshot 2022-11-28 3.43.11 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/c/6cc3a8d38b927c0c5cdfe645c97771ca88b8722f.png) My assumption was that a Page filter would apply to all components on the page. Since that doesn’t seem to be the case, I’m looking to find out how these filters work. I’m guessing I have more of an issue understanding Pages in particular than filters or Glide. ![annotated](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/a/ba006cefd1116280cb25373bfa8c4a3fb14fafd7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/4 "2022-11-28T22:36:50Z")
> [@HeartwoodTreeCo](#): > > a Page filter would apply to all components on the page I can see how you’d think that. In actuality, it filters the screen itself to the **first row** it finds that matches your filter. If you were to insert a text component and point it to a column, it will display the first value in that column that matches your filter. ---
**Author:** ![HeartwoodTreeCo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/heartwoodtreeco/32/8150_2.png) [@HeartwoodTreeCo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/HeartwoodTreeCo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/5 "2022-11-29T00:07:11Z")
Interesting - I tried what you suggested and verified that the filter was doing what you said it would. I’m not sure I understand what constitutes the “screen itself” - any components that aren’t in a container? I’m still fuzzy on how to make use of this filter, which brings me to my second question - is this, or other features unique to Pages, covered anywhere in documentation? I tried searching but didn’t come up with anything relevant. What would be a use case for this? How did you find out how it works? Thank you for your time! ---
**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:** [November 29, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/6 "2022-11-29T01:17:14Z")
Under the hood, each screen always ties to a row in the database. The screen filter does the filtering for that purpose, so you get access to data for the row you are filtering to. For me, I almost always filter the top-level tabs to the user profiles row of the signed-in user, so I can add/edit data on that row as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/7 "2022-11-29T01:43:28Z")
> [@ThinhDinh](#): > > each screen always ties to a row in the database This is one of the key takeaways about Glide screen filtering. Like @ThinhDinh mentioned, I typically don’t filter screens unless I’m 1. filtering a screen tied to the user profile sheet where the user’s email is the signed in user (making a user specific screen) 2. Filtering a list of posts to the most recent date so I can feature the latest post using components besides collection components ---
**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:** [March 27, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/couple-basic-pages-questions/54709/8 "2023-03-27T22:45:43Z")
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