# Possible to receive text input from user?
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/possible-to-receive-text-input-from-user/3921
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/possible-to-receive-text-input-from-user/3921 "2020-01-24T05:02:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@heymink](https://community.glideapps.com/u/heymink)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/possible-to-receive-text-input-from-user/3921/1 "2020-01-24T05:02:01Z")
I’m trying to create a budget app.
For example, if I ask for a user’s salary, is there a way to receive text input and validate that the answer is an integer?
Eg: Salary: $75,000
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/possible-to-receive-text-input-from-user/3921/2 "2020-01-24T18:13:31Z")
We have a Number Entry component that validates a number.
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### Author:  [@Avery\_Rawlek](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Avery_Rawlek)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/possible-to-receive-text-input-from-user/3921/3 "2020-01-25T19:26:06Z")
If you want to ensure your formatting looks good after inputting, use formatting in your google sheet (ie format as currency) to format properly.
I’ve even done this with things like # of days. Google sheet formatting, (select whole column):
> 00 “days”
Alternatively, you could input a raw numer (ie 75000), then use glide template column to display in a nicer format, however you like, or even create a rich text input. (input 75000, template column causes it to read: $75000 Per Year) Advantage of template column is it will take effect immediately, without waiting a few seconds for google sheets to update and return formatted value.