# Searching for word in content of a list item **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [January 16, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603 "2024-01-16T10:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@ply](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ply)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/1 "2024-01-16T10:04:26Z")
Hi I am newbie in Glide, so I guess this is a fairly basic question. I am having a list of items. Each item has a text connected, but that text is not shown in the list overview. The text is shown when i click on one item. If I use the seach fieldt it cannot filter items by their text content. Search only filters on the elements that are visible on the list. How do I get the search function to find items, filtered by their content text? fx i have a collection of products each product has a description text, but this text is not shown in the list i want to be able to search the product list in relation to one word in a description text ---
**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/2 "2024-01-16T10:33:17Z")
Welcome to Glide’s community forum. You could build your own custom search with a text component. Do an advanced search in the forum for “custom search”. ---
**Author:** ![Hassan\_Nadeem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hassan_nadeem/32/72956_2.png) [@Hassan\_Nadeem](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hassan_Nadeem)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/3 "2024-01-16T10:34:50Z")
If the product description is shown on the detail screen, then the search should return the results. ---
**Author:** ![ply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@ply](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ply)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/4 "2024-01-16T10:39:37Z")
in this video (2:40), it seems like the search should find words in the detail screen, but it doesnt… it is a plain text field, [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/5/8/589ae09864d55601c268cf8a0e28b44b63bd4979.jpeg "Glide: Search Box Tips and Tricks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTJRVktvpVI) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 11:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/5 "2024-01-16T11:05:53Z")
Is the text you are searching in a computed column? ---
**Author:** ![ply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@ply](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ply)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/6 "2024-01-16T13:23:37Z")
i turned out that the text in the description should be in a text component and not in a field component. thank you @Dilon_Perera for helping out. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/searching-for-word-in-content-of-a-list-item/69603/7 "2024-01-23T13:24:13Z")
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