# Issue Selecting Options in Data Editor Drop-down Menus
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [December 29, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135 "2022-12-29T04:07:48Z")
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### Author:  [@Clifton\_Crouch](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Clifton_Crouch)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/1 "2022-12-29T04:07:48Z")
I’m having an issue trying to make a selection in the drop-down menus of the Glide Data Editor. I run into this issue sporadically, but today it’s been happening way more frequently. It’s happening on both Chrome and Safari on Mac. Is this just a bug, or is there something that I’m doing that is causing this?
Screen Recording:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWfU5mgqim0)
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 4:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/2 "2022-12-29T04:12:21Z")
It’s gotten worse lately.
The way to avoid it is to use the search.
> [@Column selection disappears before you can select a field](https://community.glideapps.com/t/column-selection-disappears-before-you-can-select-a-field/56060):
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> In the data editor, when you try to select a column for a condition, the selection disappears before you can select what you want. I typically notice this mostly when selecting from the USER table, but I think it happens on all the tables. The situation is getting worse recently. It used to happen periodically, but now is happening all the time. Here is a video demonstrating the issue. Is anyone else seeing this?
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### Author:  [@Clifton\_Crouch](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Clifton_Crouch)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/3 "2022-12-29T04:19:59Z")
Thank you! I tried to search and couldn’t find the topic elsewhere.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 4:25am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/4 "2022-12-29T04:25:31Z")
By using the search, I meant this:
When you use that search to filter the selection, the results are returned as a single list, and so the flakey fly-out menu behaviour is removed from the equation. I’ve trained myself to do this over time. Once you get into the habit, you can work much faster. Instead of clicking/scrolling/eyeballing/selecting, it’s just type 2 or 3 characters and click.
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### Author:  [@Clifton\_Crouch](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Clifton_Crouch)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/5 "2022-12-29T04:29:02Z")
Yes, sorry I understood that. I just meant that I had tried to search the forum and couldn’t find people talking about the same issue. Appreciate the quick response!
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/issue-selecting-options-in-data-editor-drop-down-menus/56135/6 "2022-12-30T04:29:53Z")
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