# Templates the new Copying?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/templates-the-new-copying/61104>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [April 28, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/templates-the-new-copying/61104 "2023-04-28T13:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![RedHeadKev87](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/redheadkev87/32/22889_2.png) [@RedHeadKev87](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RedHeadKev87)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/templates-the-new-copying/61104/1 "2023-04-28T13:28:10Z")

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I’ve recently jumped back into Glide and love the new design and new apps (pages) functionality!

I have built two apps with the intent to share (allow to copy) them: one personally and one for my job. Lo and behold things seemed to have changed. I don’t seem to have the option to “allow copying” anymore and the only way to make a template is to use Glide Tables. Had I known this on the front end I would have but I am most familiar with Google Sheets.

**2 questions:**

1. Am I missing something and is there a setting to allow copying?
2. If not, is there a way to convert / migrate from google sheets to Glide Tables?

What would you suggest?

Thanks for any insights!

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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:** [April 29, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/templates-the-new-copying/61104/2 "2023-04-29T02:01:07Z")

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> [@RedHeadKev87](#):
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> Am I missing something and is there a setting to allow copying?

There is, by making it a private template, but for now there’s a bug with it so you can’t really use that.

> [@RedHeadKev87](#):
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> If not, is there a way to convert / migrate from google sheets to Glide Tables?

No, there’s no way to directly do it. But are you reading the “only way to make a template is to use Glide Tables” part from the template stores guide? I don’t believe that would be a requirement for private templates.

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**Author:** ![RedHeadKev87](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/redheadkev87/32/22889_2.png) [@RedHeadKev87](https://community.glideapps.com/u/RedHeadKev87)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/templates-the-new-copying/61104/3 "2023-05-01T11:50:30Z")

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I understand that there is a way to do that with a template, but I don’t have a template and am looking use an existing app / page (made with google sheets) and allow copying… not necessarily as a template.

It seems like this is no longer possible, correct? We cannot allow copying unless something is a template and only sheets with built with Glide Tables as the exclusive data source can be turned into a template. Right?

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