# I want to automatically enter the date when checking the box

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**Created:** [June 8, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-want-to-automatically-enter-the-date-when-checking-the-box/73981 "2024-06-08T13:53:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![abdelfatah\_hussien](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/abdelfatah_hussien/32/66228_2.png) [@abdelfatah\_hussien](https://community.glideapps.com/u/abdelfatah_hussien)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-want-to-automatically-enter-the-date-when-checking-the-box/73981/1 "2024-06-08T13:53:11Z")

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Please help

I want to automatically enter the date when checking the box

I have a cash payment page and I pay using the box sign. I have a date column in the same table. I want to enter the date automatically when I click on the box sign.

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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 8, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-want-to-automatically-enter-the-date-when-checking-the-box/73981/2 "2024-06-08T14:07:49Z")

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You can’t do it in the table editor without a trigger. If you mean to display it in the layout, you can create a Now column using a math column. Then display it through text in your layout/form with the condition if the checkbox is checked. If you want to populate it into your table column, do it through an action on the submit button.

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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 9, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-want-to-automatically-enter-the-date-when-checking-the-box/73981/3 "2024-06-09T01:22:07Z")

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I think your best choice is to convert that checkbox into a button that would both set the boolean column to true, and the current date/time to where you need.

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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:** [July 22, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/i-want-to-automatically-enter-the-date-when-checking-the-box/73981/4 "2024-07-22T08:11:29Z")

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