# 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: ![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 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")

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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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