# Display and template element

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-and-template-element/24977>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 31, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-and-template-element/24977 "2021-03-31T17:46:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![PieroPec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@PieroPec](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PieroPec)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-and-template-element/24977/1 "2021-03-31T17:46:42Z")

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An app requires to create a text based on a condition that is found in a cell not containing text but an “if…then” element. The template element looks perfect to do that, but…  
Reducing the real app to a simple example: Column “Condition” is _if value x \< y then “alarm”_. The column with the template has a text where #A is related to the Condition column.  
Everything is ok, and on the template column it is possible to see the correct text, but if I want to display the content of the template cell on a tab (with a text element) it doesn’t work. The “if” part is gone. Any idea on how to do that?

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**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:** [March 31, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-and-template-element/24977/2 "2021-03-31T23:17:42Z")

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Can you send us some screenshots of test data? I’m not sure I get the whole problem here.

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**Author:** ![PieroPec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@PieroPec](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PieroPec)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-and-template-element/24977/3 "2021-04-01T23:50:09Z")

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Thanks for your help. I had problems with columns and references due to a bug that Glide is working on right now. You will know better than me, I believe! I fixed my sheet and now all is as I was planning to be. Please disregard my previous post.  
Thanks again for your interest.