# Handling Labels **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 30, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247 "2024-01-30T12:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Strickland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benjamin_strickland/32/68255_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Strickland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Benjamin_Strickland)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/1 "2024-01-30T12:01:24Z")
Is it possible to allow the user to assign text to a label on the fly? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/2 "2024-01-30T12:05:06Z")
Yes. Capture the text in a User Specific column, and then use that column as the source of the component label. You might want to have another column to use as a default label, and then use an if-then-else column to assign the correct label, eg: - If User Specific column is empty, then Default Label - Else User Specific column ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Strickland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benjamin_strickland/32/68255_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Strickland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Benjamin_Strickland)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/3 "2024-01-30T12:33:29Z")
Does that mean I will need to create a User Specific column? I am trying to follow the steps. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/4 "2024-01-30T12:40:12Z")
Yes, a User Specific column. Presumably you will have a Text Input component somewhere on the screen for the user to enter their label. This component should write the value to the User Specific column. The reason to make the column User Specific is to allow each user to have their own label. ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Strickland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benjamin_strickland/32/68255_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Strickland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Benjamin_Strickland)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/5 "2024-01-30T12:48:31Z")
Okay. I will give it a try. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Strickland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benjamin_strickland/32/68255_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Strickland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Benjamin_Strickland)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/6 "2024-01-30T16:09:21Z")
Is there a way to place the User-Specific column name in the Tab? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/7 "2024-01-30T16:18:48Z")
No, I don’t believe you can do the same with tabs. ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Strickland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/benjamin_strickland/32/68255_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Strickland](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Benjamin_Strickland)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/8 "2024-01-30T16:20:23Z")
I did not think so either, but I did get your suggestion to work. Thanks again. ---
**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 6, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/handling-labels/70247/9 "2024-02-06T16:20:56Z")
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