# Is there a way to convert lookup to text?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431 "2023-09-22T11:14:58Z")
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### Author: ![Wit\_Umbua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/wit_umbua/32/63101_2.png) [@Wit\_Umbua](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Wit_Umbua)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/1 "2023-09-22T11:14:58Z")

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I got relation from another sheet and lookup but it seem I can’t create a Temp out it pls help.

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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: [September 22, 2023, 11:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/2 "2023-09-22T11:16:55Z")

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What is a “temp out it”?

Can you explain please?

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### Author: ![Wit\_Umbua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/wit_umbua/32/63101_2.png) [@Wit\_Umbua](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Wit_Umbua)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/3 "2023-09-22T11:22:44Z")

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Sorry my auto-correct , “Template” the information out of Lookup

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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: [September 22, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/4 "2023-09-22T11:44:25Z")

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So you are trying to use the lookup column in a template and you can’t find it?

Check your relation. Is it a single or multiple relation?

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### Author: ![Wit\_Umbua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/wit_umbua/32/63101_2.png) [@Wit\_Umbua](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Wit_Umbua)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/5 "2023-09-22T11:58:38Z")

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it’s on multiple, do I need to change it to single?

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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: [September 22, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/6 "2023-09-22T11:59:22Z")

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yes.

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### Author: ![Wit\_Umbua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/wit_umbua/32/63101_2.png) [@Wit\_Umbua](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Wit_Umbua)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/7 "2023-09-22T12:10:48Z")

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Thank You @Darren_Murphy 🙂 I’m going on Shark Tank this week. So this webapp will need to be ready soon.

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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: [September 22, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/8 "2023-09-22T22:10:14Z")

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Good luck!

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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: [September 29, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-convert-lookup-to-text/66431/9 "2023-09-29T22:11:00Z")

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