# Problem with displaying images

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/problem-with-displaying-images/43460
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**Created:** [June 24, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/problem-with-displaying-images/43460 "2022-06-24T13:36:13Z")
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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 25, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/problem-with-displaying-images/43460/5 "2022-06-25T01:37:04Z")

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> [@Yohan\_A](#):
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> You should create as many columns as you wish to, the number of column should be greater than the number of images you have for 1 entry. (ex: 30 images =\> 30 columns)
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> See screenshot for parameters. This is my 28th column.
> 
> - On the layout page, create a container of 4 columns (or 3, as you wish), and put 4 images. Each of these images should be link to the previously created columns.
> 
> Pros: it works 🙂  
> Cons: It is manual, not automated at all and thus not maintenable. It is a dirty solution, while waiting for GlidePages to do multiimage handling.

I’m not sure if it would help your use case, but there is a fairly simple technique that can employed to expand your image array across multiple rows in a single column, which would allow it to be used as a collection.

It works like so:

- Create a bare Glide table to use as a helper table
- Add a RowID column
- Add a Lookup column that targets the RowID column. The result should be an array of RowIDs.
- Use a Find Element Index column to find the RowID in the RowID array. This will give you an auto-incrementing Row Index.
- Add your Image array using a Single Value column, or relation + lookup column.
- Now use a Single Value column to address the Nth from start of the image array, where N is the row index.

The end result will be that all of your images are shown in a single column, with one image per row. This is a standard technique that can be applied to any array. The advantage is that once it’s set up, it requires zero maintenance. If the size if your image gallery increases, you simply add more rows.

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