# Why cant i add an array that is made up of two columns into my app?
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711
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**Created:** [August 14, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711 "2022-08-14T09:52:25Z")
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_Faranso](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marvin_Faranso)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/1 "2022-08-14T09:52:25Z")
i have two coulmns, ‘sale’ (MSRP price) and ‘sale\_price’ (my price) and i tired to merge them into a single column using array. but for some reason i cant find the array column. when i try to select in the dropdown menu. I added photo to clarify, also it possible to edit the text color as shown in the image below.
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/2 "2022-08-14T09:55:44Z")
Instead of an array, you’re probably better off using a [Template](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/topics/computed-columns/primary/template-column) column for this purpose, and display it in a [Rich Text](https://docs.glideapps.com/all/topics/components/app-components/text/rich-text) component. Doing that, you could also apply some inline styling to change the text colour.
The Action Text component that you are using expects a single value, which is why you can’t target it at your array column.
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_Faranso](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marvin_Faranso)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/3 "2022-08-14T10:12:00Z")
Great, I did merge them together successfully using the template. but still have not figured out how to change the text format. Do I have to use CSS to do that?
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/4 "2022-08-14T10:16:16Z")
Just a bit of inline styling would do it, yes. Something like:
```auto
{price}
```
And then replace `{price}` with your Price column value
Actually, just looking at your screen shot, maybe something like this:
```auto
{sale-price} was {price}
```
which would give you the following:
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_Faranso](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marvin_Faranso)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/5 "2022-08-14T10:31:40Z")
ok i was working on a code for the strikethrough
{price}
but then I came back to your thread and you already had one for me lol.
But where do I put this CSS code. do I have to create a new column?
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/6 "2022-08-14T10:39:49Z")
Put all of that in your template column, using replacements for `{price}` and `{sale-price}`, then use the template column in a Rich Text component.
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_Faranso](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marvin_Faranso)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/7 "2022-08-14T10:42:37Z")
I just got it lol. Intersting! I was using the action text and it wasnt working properly, I switched to the rich text format and voila!
Thank you boss!
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/8 "2022-08-14T10:44:49Z")
yep, you can do a lot with the Rich Text component and a bit of CSS.
Just be aware that Glide do not officially support this - although that doesn’t stop many of us from doing it 😉
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_Faranso](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marvin_Faranso)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/9 "2022-08-14T10:45:20Z")
that opens many door for me lol 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/why-cant-i-add-an-array-that-is-made-up-of-two-columns-into-my-app/46711/10 "2022-08-15T10:45:44Z")
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