# Link first and last name columns?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [October 17, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940 "2022-10-17T18:34:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![meganb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/meganb/32/16632_2.png) [@meganb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/meganb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/1 "2022-10-17T18:34:38Z")

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Omg, I can’t believe that this isn’t easier to figure out. When I imported my data, the first and last names are in two columns and I want to join them together into one column. Despite my best efforts, I can’t seem to figure it out.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/2 "2022-10-17T18:37:06Z")

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Use a template column. Write ‘First Last’ in the template. Add two replacement values. Replace First with the value in the First Name column. Replace Last with the value in the last name column.

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**Author:** ![meganb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/meganb/32/16632_2.png) [@meganb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/meganb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/3 "2022-10-17T18:42:06Z")

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It feels unnecessarily difficult to do this 😩 How do I proceed past here? I’m trying to link up the first and last names into a single column.

 ![Screen Shot 2022-10-17 at 2.41.02 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/a/8aa6e249ce112115b97ca7a471569a48f421a3e0.png)

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/4 "2022-10-17T18:43:55Z")

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Type ‘First Last’ into the template text.

Then put ‘First’ in your first replacement value.  
Add a second replacement value and put ‘Last’ in there.

Point the replacement values to the correct columns.

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**Author:** ![meganb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/meganb/32/16632_2.png) [@meganb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/meganb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/5 "2022-10-17T18:44:49Z")

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Thank you. I just figured it out right before you responded. It’s been a VERY long past week or so lol.

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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:** [October 18, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/link-first-and-last-name-columns/51940/6 "2022-10-18T18:45:12Z")

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