# Is there a quick, simple way to add the current local time using an existing component?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-quick-simple-way-to-add-the-current-local-time-using-an-existing-component/14240
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**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-quick-simple-way-to-add-the-current-local-time-using-an-existing-component/14240 "2020-08-20T14:23:50Z")
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### Author: ![Deena](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/deena/32/9877_2.png) [@Deena](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Deena)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-quick-simple-way-to-add-the-current-local-time-using-an-existing-component/14240/1 "2020-08-20T14:23:50Z")

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I’d like to add local time to the details view of locations in my app. Any advice on how to do this? Thanks!

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### Author: ![Ed\_Pietrzak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ed_pietrzak/32/9216_2.png) [@Ed\_Pietrzak](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Ed_Pietrzak)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-quick-simple-way-to-add-the-current-local-time-using-an-existing-component/14240/2 "2020-08-20T14:28:07Z")

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[https://www.howtogeek.com/448444/how-to-add-the-current-date-and-time-in-google-sheets/#:~:text=To%20start%2C%20open%20your%20Google,the%20current%20time%20and%20date](https://www.howtogeek.com/448444/how-to-add-the-current-date-and-time-in-google-sheets/#:~:text=To%20start%2C%20open%20your%20Google,the%20current%20time%20and%20date).

Although that may give current of where the sheet is living.