# Creating an ARRAY from an ARRAY and a TEXT column?

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**Created:** [February 8, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-an-array-from-an-array-and-a-text-column/38237 "2022-02-08T01:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-an-array-from-an-array-and-a-text-column/38237/1 "2022-02-08T01:39:01Z")

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Is it possible to create a single array column from and array column and a text column where the user adds text?

For example, if I have four words that are consistent for every user and then there is a space for the user to add another word… If I have created an array from the four words, is there a way to combine that array with the word in the user’s input column to create a single array with all five words?

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**Author:** ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:48am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-an-array-from-an-array-and-a-text-column/38237/2 "2022-02-08T01:48:06Z")

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Yes, I believe you can use one of the new Plugins to do this. First though, I think you’ll need to make your user inputted value an array itself (just use a Split column to convert your text to an array). Once that’s done, you’re left with two arrays.

Next, add a new column and use the Append Array plugin. Choose both of the above arrays and they should get combined into one new array.

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**Author:** ![GeneDrea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/genedrea/32/38618_2.png) [@GeneDrea](https://community.glideapps.com/u/GeneDrea)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-an-array-from-an-array-and-a-text-column/38237/3 "2022-02-08T01:54:02Z")

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YAY!!! I have been trying to figure this out all day, but I was missing that one step before I tried to use the append array plugin. It worked PERFECTLY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!🙌🏿

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**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:** [February 9, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/creating-an-array-from-an-array-and-a-text-column/38237/4 "2022-02-09T01:54:14Z")

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