# Display components on form

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-components-on-form/7731>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-components-on-form/7731 "2020-04-24T02:39:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mthakershi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mthakershi/32/1715_2.png) [@mthakershi](https://community.glideapps.com/u/mthakershi)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-components-on-form/7731/1 "2020-04-24T02:39:26Z")

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Hello friends. Can a display component like rich text, get its value from a backend field instead of just “hardcoded” value?

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**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:** [April 24, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/display-components-on-form/7731/2 "2020-04-24T03:08:58Z")

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sure can

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/f/fdf6ef0e9faed7304da3d13779beda69178f7fdf.png)