# How can I submit a fixed text entry in a form?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-submit-a-fixed-text-entry-in-a-form/19214>\
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**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-submit-a-fixed-text-entry-in-a-form/19214 "2020-12-01T11:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-submit-a-fixed-text-entry-in-a-form/19214/1 "2020-12-01T11:33:48Z")

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I have started to use forms. I realize I can automatically add elements like Signature, date/time… But I would like to automatically enter a category identifier (one word into a column called category) once the form is submitted. The user should not have to specify the category identifier, Any tips?

My workaround is to show a choice component with the default set to the category identifier, but this is obviously not ideal…

Thanks in advance for any pointers.

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**Author:** ![PabloMFalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pablomfalero/32/31166_2.png) [@PabloMFalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/PabloMFalero)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-submit-a-fixed-text-entry-in-a-form/19214/2 "2020-12-01T11:52:49Z")

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You can select items from screen columns or user columns which will be added automatically. I believe that’s what you mean

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/4/64ea8fbcd28fc223d973d53477a751c2e2241c7f.png)

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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-submit-a-fixed-text-entry-in-a-form/19214/3 "2020-12-01T12:05:39Z")

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@Simon_Hill

This may help [https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/values/column-values](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/values/column-values)