# Nested text fields

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 2, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814 "2024-06-02T10:47:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![diclesozbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@diclesozbir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/diclesozbir)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 10:47am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/1 "2024-06-02T10:47:02Z")

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Hello. I want to build a structure on the data screen.  
I want to create 2 text fields and use them nested. For example;

Question field is: I asked my dad what this is and he said {answer}.  
Answer field is: “nothing”  
Final output: I asked my father what it was and he said “nothing”.

I can’t figure out how to build such a structure, can you help me?

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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:** [June 2, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/2 "2024-06-02T11:56:59Z")

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Use a template column.

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**Author:** ![diclesozbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@diclesozbir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/diclesozbir)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/3 "2024-06-02T12:20:07Z")

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Yes this is working but not correctly.

When I add a new row, it is the same text because it is a template. I want to enter a different question and enter a different answer every time I add a row.

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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:** [June 2, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/4 "2024-06-02T12:51:14Z")

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Every part of a template column can be dynamic if you make it so. If you want a different question and a different answer in each row, then source each replacement value from the appropriate column in the row.

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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:** [June 2, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/5 "2024-06-02T23:36:25Z")

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> **[Template Column | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/template-column)**
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> Display dynamic text that can change with the values in other columns.

Here’s the docs link.

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**Author:** ![diclesozbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@diclesozbir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/diclesozbir)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/6 "2024-06-03T13:02:23Z")

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I did it! Actually it’s really simple but really productive. Thank you 🎉

 ![Screenshot 2024-06-03 at 16.00.11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/6/5674bad5d2a35412b5417de19359a54a2e820bb8.png)  
 ![Screenshot 2024-06-03 at 16.00.50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/e/6e1a5a287c3e96c208883ecdff0430a102c56825.png)

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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:** [June 3, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/7 "2024-06-03T13:09:40Z")

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Just curious, why do you need two parts though?

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**Author:** ![diclesozbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@diclesozbir](https://community.glideapps.com/u/diclesozbir)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/8 "2024-06-03T13:32:43Z")

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I need like “fill in the blank” things. Sometimes I’ll change only a first-part and second-part stays the same.

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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:** [June 10, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/nested-text-fields/73814/9 "2024-06-10T13:33:29Z")

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