# 📌 Daily Glide Tip – Master Auto-Fill in Forms

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/daily-glide-tip-master-auto-fill-in-forms/83143
**Category:** General
**Created:** [July 13, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/daily-glide-tip-master-auto-fill-in-forms/83143 "2025-07-13T14:41:05Z")
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#### Post date: [July 13, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/daily-glide-tip-master-auto-fill-in-forms/83143/1 "2025-07-13T14:41:05Z")

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Make your forms smarter—auto-fill fields so users don’t have to. Glide supports **3 main methods** for automatic population.

### 1️⃣ **Default Value**

Set a static or dynamic default like `"Pending"` or `Now`. Ideal for timestamps, statuses, or initial form values.

### 2️⃣ **From Screen Values**

Use **Set Columns → This Item** to pass data from the screen before opening the form. Great for linking related records (e.g., Project → Task).

### 3️⃣ **User-Specific Values**

Pull in built-in values like **Current User’s Email** or **User Profile data**. Instantly personalizes the form.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/3/0/30e99f84f746f997727cfae1d86de73906c7c5e4.jpeg)

🛠 **Example:**  
User clicks “Log Visit” from a Contact screen:

✅ Set Contact Name = This Item \> Name  
✅ Time = Now  
✅ Logged By = Current User’s Email

All fields are pre-filled. The user just hits Submit.

⚙ Combine all three for seamless, low-friction experiences.  
💡 _Note:_ Location must be entered manually—no auto-capture yet.

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