# Formula in a form? **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/formula-in-a-form/70606 **Category:** Ask for Help **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/formula-in-a-form/70606 "2024-02-07T22:28:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### 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: [February 8, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/formula-in-a-form/70606/2 "2024-02-08T00:05:57Z")
I assume you want to display the calculated data on the screen before the user submits. In that case, you would need a custom form. > [@How do I create a custom form?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-create-a-custom-form/25014): > > I’m just dropping this here so I have something to refer people to when they ask. This is a simple concept app (copyable), that demonstrates the following techniques: Building custom forms for adding and editing list items (as an alternative to the native forms provided by Glide) Preventing duplicate new entries using [User Specific Columns](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/user-specific-columns) and [Relations](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/data-editor/computed-columns/relation-column) Enforcing mandatory input items The use of visibility conditions and user specific booleans to control user flow There is nothing particular… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/formula-in-a-form/70606)._