# How do I... import a choice from a previous screen into a form?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-import-a-choice-from-a-previous-screen-into-a-form/8694
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-import-a-choice-from-a-previous-screen-into-a-form/8694 "2020-05-07T19:45:58Z")
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### Author: ![onepixelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/onepixelman/32/130_2.png) [@onepixelman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/onepixelman)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-import-a-choice-from-a-previous-screen-into-a-form/8694/1 "2020-05-07T19:45:58Z")

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I’d like to be able to set a choice on the first screen and then have that choice imported to a form. Here’s my example:  
 ![Screen Shot 2020-05-07 at 2.31.53 PM 5:7:2020](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/9/9132f6cdae12b466368aaeb68d11dc5bb581599a.jpeg)  
I want the Current Focus choice to either populate the same choice inside the form (Record a new distraction), or I’d like Current Focus not to be a choice in the form and just export to the Data sheet when the form is submitted.  
Here’s the form that shows after you tap (Record a new distraction):  
 ![Screen Shot 2020-05-07 at 2.36.23 PM 5:7:2020](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/4/41baf3477af9f8e96e8321ff9418a7ef693dbaf2.jpeg)

Here’s a link to the app: [Distraction Tracker](https://distraction.glideapp.io/)

Feel free to copy or collaborate! Thanks to Nir Eyal for inspiring the idea. I’d like to share it with him when it gets to a more finished state.

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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: [May 7, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-import-a-choice-from-a-previous-screen-into-a-form/8694/2 "2020-05-07T20:40:27Z")

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You can just use the column components in the form. That is all the data from the previous screen.

> **[Column values](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/privacy-and-per-user-data/special-values/column-values)**
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> Submit existing column values on behalf of the user.

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### Author: ![onepixelman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/onepixelman/32/130_2.png) [@onepixelman](https://community.glideapps.com/u/onepixelman)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-import-a-choice-from-a-previous-screen-into-a-form/8694/3 "2020-05-07T20:59:03Z")

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Perfect solution. Thanks, Jeff!