# How to get a present date column

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-a-present-date-column/19606
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-a-present-date-column/19606 "2020-12-09T09:07:21Z")
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### Author: ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-a-present-date-column/19606/1 "2020-12-09T09:07:21Z")

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I see how I can make a Day, Month, Year and Weeknumber column in Glide. And then I can combine those elements with a template to something like 12-12-2020. But I am guessing that is not the easiest way 😉 ? Is there a way to fill a column easier with present date ?

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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: [December 9, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-a-present-date-column/19606/2 "2020-12-09T09:47:34Z")

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You can do this with a single math column:

 ![Screen Shot 2020-12-09 at 5.46.36 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/0/a09ed25e9df11e4bf7577d2e1da2673ff8c7a035.png)

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### Author: ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-get-a-present-date-column/19606/3 "2020-12-09T09:54:26Z")

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Great! I knew there had to be a simpler way 😉