# How to create a greeting for each user in text fields on various screens

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**Created:** [August 10, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-greeting-for-each-user-in-text-fields-on-various-screens/75574 "2024-08-10T10:38:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul3463](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8c91f0/32.png) [@paul3463](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paul3463)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-greeting-for-each-user-in-text-fields-on-various-screens/75574/1 "2024-08-10T10:38:40Z")

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I am finally rebuilding a classic app in the new(ish) format.

I want to add “Welcome ” to several screens on the app. In the classic app I created the greeting in the user table - then linked to it from the individual screens using the user profile link that is always available as a link to insert data in a text component. However, this dies not seem to be available in the new format so I am wondering how to achieve the same result.

I have attached a screen shot of the classic app and the column in the user profile that I want to link to.

Is this possible?

Thanks

Paul

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**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:** [August 10, 2024, 10:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-greeting-for-each-user-in-text-fields-on-various-screens/75574/2 "2024-08-10T10:41:04Z")

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> [@paul3463](#):
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> However, this dies not seem to be available in the new format so I am wondering how to achieve the same result.

It should be. Have you configured User Profiles correctly?

> **[User Profiles | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/user-profiles)**
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> Define, store, and use data on your app's users.

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**Author:** ![paul3463](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8c91f0/32.png) [@paul3463](https://community.glideapps.com/u/paul3463)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-greeting-for-each-user-in-text-fields-on-various-screens/75574/3 "2024-08-11T07:14:05Z")

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Thanks

I don’t know what I did wrong before - I had the app open - realised I had not configured user profiles - connected the user profile sheet but still could not see the profile data in the options on my screen layout. Now when I have opened it again it is there. Thanks for your help.

Paul

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**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:** [August 18, 2024, 7:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-create-a-greeting-for-each-user-in-text-fields-on-various-screens/75574/4 "2024-08-18T07:14:44Z")

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