# Using Visibility to limit chat entries and inline displays
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710 "2021-07-29T16:15:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/1 "2021-07-29T16:15:13Z")
I have three users—user 1, user 2 and myself (in testing mode right now with the free version).
Is it possible to configure the chat component (through visibility?) so that user 1 and me only see the messages we exchange and user 2 and me only see the messages that we exchange between us; user 1 and user 2 do not even know that the other exists?
The same goes for the items created by each of us in one of the tabs: I use an inline list to display the items and they are grouped by user. When user 1 is using the app, I would like the inline list to display user 1’s items and my items; when user 2 is using the app I would like the inline list to display user 2’s items and my items.
Thanks for your help with this.
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### Author:  [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/2 "2021-07-29T23:10:10Z")
use the filter option to show only sign in user sender and sign in user recipient
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/3 "2021-07-29T23:30:53Z")
If you use the comments component then there’s no way to filter the comments. You either need to configure different rows so you can chat with user 1 in one and user 2 in another, or use a form to populate a new Messages table, but it will cost you rows.
Regarding the items, assuming you will always be the “different” one that appears in all signed-in users’ inline list, filter the inline list by “creator email” is signed in user or “creator email” is [michaelkagan@example.com](mailto:michaelkagan@example.com) (use your email here).
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### Author:  [@Uzo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Uzo)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/4 "2021-07-29T23:33:50Z")
bottom line… if you want extra functionalities… always make your own forms, favorites list, chats… etc
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/5 "2021-07-31T22:29:22Z")
Hey Uzo!
Thanks for the quick reply.
There are two issues:
1. The visibility control for Chat on defines if the tab is visible, not the individual chat messages
2. Even in the event that I can filter visibility of individual chat messages, I cannot see how make the visibility conditional on “signed in” user. I only see “user”. And because I cannot differentiate between users by their being a “signed in” user, I don’t see how I can set the visibility to be only the “signed in” user and me
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/6 "2021-07-31T22:30:02Z")
I would love to “always make your own forms, favorites list, chats… etc”.
How do I do this?
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/7 "2021-07-31T22:37:59Z")
Thanks for responding so quickly.
If I understand you, one cannot filter the individual chat messages. Correct?
> [@ThinhDinh](#):
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> Regarding the items, assuming you will always be the “different” one that appears in all signed-in users’ inline list, filter the inline list by “creator email” is signed in user or “creator email” is [michaelkagan@example.com](mailto:michaelkagan@example.com) (use your email here).
I cannot find a filter option for “creator” email or signed-in user.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/8 "2021-07-31T22:57:11Z")
As I said in the original comment, if you use a comments component then you don’t have a way to do it. Only when you use a form to write the messages to a new Sheet and capture the email of the person who commented then you can do so.
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/9 "2021-08-01T00:06:16Z")
Sorry if I am being slow on understanding. by “comments” do you mean “chat”?
Also,
> [@ThinhDinh](#):
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> Regarding the items, assuming you will always be the “different” one that appears in all signed-in users’ inline list, filter the inline list by “creator email” is signed in user or “creator email” is [michaelkagan@example.com](mailto:michaelkagan@example.com) (use your email here).
I cannot find a filter option for “creator” email or signed-in user.
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/10 "2021-08-01T00:11:00Z")
What’s your current use for the chat? Do you mean the native “Chat” tab?
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Kagan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Michael_Kagan)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/11 "2021-08-01T04:39:37Z")
Yes, the native chat.
The other users and I communicate with each other here
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### Author:  [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-visibility-to-limit-chat-entries-and-inline-displays/29710/12 "2021-08-01T05:30:51Z")
Then you don’t have a way to filter anything on that screen, it’s a public chat.