# Visibility settings in form using previous screen

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/visibility-settings-in-form-using-previous-screen/24145>\
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**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/visibility-settings-in-form-using-previous-screen/24145 "2021-03-12T04:21:32Z")\
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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:** [March 12, 2021, 4:24am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/visibility-settings-in-form-using-previous-screen/24145/2 "2021-03-12T04:24:35Z")

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As an alternative to using the Glide native form, you can create your own form on the same screen using a Link to Screen → This Item action. I described how this works in an earlier reply to another post…

> [@How do I make a form without being attached to a record/table?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-form-without-being-attached-to-a-record-table/24142/6):
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> The way to get around that is to do what is commonly referred to as “rolling your own form”. This generally involves the use of User Specific Columns, but may or may not involve creating new rows - that’s up to you. Here is how it works: You have a button that currently does an Open Form action. Change that to do Link to Screen → This Item That will give you a new Details Layout with a bunch of default components. Delete all the ones you don’t want/need, and then build your form out on this s…

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