# Names for chat

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/names-for-chat/24896>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 29, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/names-for-chat/24896 "2021-03-29T21:31:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Rich\_Dixon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rich_dixon/32/23025_2.png) [@Rich\_Dixon](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rich_Dixon)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/names-for-chat/24896/1 "2021-03-29T21:31:21Z")

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I’m trying to determine where CHAT gets names. I have a FIRST NAME and LAST NAME column, and would like chat to use FIRST NAME. Seems like it always uses LAST NAME and if there’s a setting I missed it.

So how does CHAT decide which name to use?

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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:** [March 29, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/names-for-chat/24896/2 "2021-03-29T23:09:14Z")

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I believe it’s the “Name” column in your User Profiles settings. See the “User Profiles Screen” section here.

> **[User Profiles](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/reference/security-and-per-user-data/user-profiles)**