# Simulating image as buttons **URL:** \ **Category:** Project Showcase\ **Created:** [June 3, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simulating-image-as-buttons/10254 "2020-06-03T22:15:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simulating-image-as-buttons/10254/13 "2020-06-08T19:04:53Z")
@Jburnsjr Depending on what you want to achieve and what you can accept in a background, you could use tiles as a mean for simulating buttons side-by-side. You can place the tiles close together - but there will be space between them. If you use images which are white where the tiles meet you might mimic a background image. Linking out of the app: > [@Tiles with links!](https://community.glideapps.com/t/tiles-with-links/8109): > > Wow It is possible to open links from tiles - and that is great !! Inspired by the post by @Robert_Petitto [Hey! List Action \> Open Link Available!](https://community.glideapps.com/t/hey-list-action-open-link-available/8065) I created a little app to exploit this possibility. The app is copyable. The used icons are from [https://www.flaticon.com/](https://www.flaticon.com/) If you want to use them then please check out the terms. I have made an inline list with horizontal scrolling with different types of links: facebook, email, instagram, location, sms, phone… Platform ind… Linking inside the add: > [@Create a compact homepage](https://community.glideapps.com/t/compact-homepages-like-never-before/10338): > > It is time to build some crazy compact homescreens live never before. Url: [https://companydirectory.glideapp.io/](https://companydirectory.glideapp.io/) A new feature has been added to Actions - “View details”. Select the “Independent screen configuration pr. item” and you can make the Tile layout send the user in all different directions. That is crazy. [Screen Shot 2020-06-04 at 9.16.52 PM] I put a front page on the Employees template where you can show different things Take a look - and copy the app if you want to se… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/simulating-image-as-buttons/10254)._