# How to calculate the Title field when saving a form

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166>\
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**Created:** [June 15, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166 "2024-06-15T22:11:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Carl\_Johnson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/carl_johnson/32/75656_2.png) [@Carl\_Johnson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carl_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/1 "2024-06-15T22:11:57Z")

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I’d like to use the name field and the start date as the Title when i save the form to my table. e.g. If the user is John and the start date time is Tuesday, June 20 - I’d like the title to be calculated as “John - Tuesday, June 20” when the form is submitted. thx

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**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:** [June 16, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/2 "2024-06-16T00:25:13Z")

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What do you mean by “title field when saving a form”? Do you mean when a user opens the form, it should show them that title? Or it should show that title when they open the submitted row?

In either case, you can use a template column to construct the title and use it as your screen’s title field.

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**Author:** ![Himaladin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/himaladin/32/71023_2.png) [@Himaladin](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Himaladin)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/3 "2024-06-16T03:41:57Z")

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Are you using Add form or Edit form? If you would like, please provide a screenshot to help visualize your problem.

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**Author:** ![Carl\_Johnson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/carl_johnson/32/75656_2.png) [@Carl\_Johnson](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Carl_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/4 "2024-06-16T21:49:08Z")

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I’ll be more clear. Sorry. If a user creates a form with their name and the requested session date id like the record title to be “Joe 6/20/24” when the form is submitted

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/5 "2024-06-16T21:59:28Z")

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Use a template column to join the two values into one.

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**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:** [June 16, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-title-field-when-saving-a-form/74166/6 "2024-06-16T22:16:23Z")

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> **[Template Column | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/template-column)**
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> Display dynamic text that can change with the values in other columns.

Here’s the link to the relevant documentation.