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## [Question about creating a library app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/question-about-creating-a-library-app/885036)

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**Author:** [@scout.delsfxqeni](https://community.thunkable.com/u/scout.delsfxqeni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/question-about-creating-a-library-app/885036 "2020-10-08T18:19:49Z")

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I’m making a borrow system, I got a text and when i click “borrow” set the virable “ifBorrow” to “true” call “check name and number function” (i also have giveBack button, so check name and number not only for borrow…

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## [Map crashes when adding markers from data source](https://community.thunkable.com/t/map-crashes-when-adding-markers-from-data-source/884171)

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**Author:** [@deepblue.wfwc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/deepblue.wfwc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/map-crashes-when-adding-markers-from-data-source/884171 "2020-10-08T17:27:17Z")

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I want to add points to the map from a table. My code looks like this, but when I do live preview on my phone I get an error upon opening the map. Running on Android11.

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## [A free API for converting lat and long coordinates got by an location sensor to city](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-free-api-for-converting-lat-and-long-coordinates-got-by-an-location-sensor-to-city/877679)

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**Author:** [@v.krishna](https://community.thunkable.com/u/v.krishna)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/a-free-api-for-converting-lat-and-long-coordinates-got-by-an-location-sensor-to-city/877679 "2020-10-08T15:51:59Z")

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Hi, actually I need an API which will convert latitude and longitude coordinates got by the sensor to the city on that specific coordinates

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## [Is the preview feature having issues - random images not loading from cloudinary](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-the-preview-feature-having-issues-random-images-not-loading-from-cloudinary/884854)

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**Author:** [@exploriverse.com](https://community.thunkable.com/u/exploriverse.com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-the-preview-feature-having-issues-random-images-not-loading-from-cloudinary/884854 "2020-10-08T15:34:24Z")

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:heart: Is there a way to pre-load images from cloudinary into your app before they are displayed? :white\_check\_mark: Currently the image is pulled from cloudinary at the moment i load it into the image component. Atta…

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## [Do stored variables get removed when an App is updated?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/do-stored-variables-get-removed-when-an-app-is-updated/872765)

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**Author:** [@huntermclarkn](https://community.thunkable.com/u/huntermclarkn)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/do-stored-variables-get-removed-when-an-app-is-updated/872765 "2020-10-08T14:00:27Z")

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Wondering if any of you had published apps using stored variables and then sent out an update? Does the variable remain in the app when that happens or is it removed?

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## [Thunkable online freezing?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-online-freezing/440146)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-online-freezing/440146 "2020-10-08T11:41:58Z")

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Anyone else having problems with Thunkable X online? When I click Details for this project, the preview screen doesn’t show any components. And then the browser window freezes and I have to close it. I can’t re-load it o…

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## [Can I initialize the map before it's screen is opened?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754)

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**Author:** [@engberg](https://community.thunkable.com/u/engberg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 10:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-initialize-the-map-before-its-screen-is-opened/883754 "2020-10-08T10:17:49Z")

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Hi I have 2 screens - the first, a menu and the second - a map from map-component. When I go to the map screen, the map doesn’t show for a few seconds… Can I force-load it somehow? Or what do you do?

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## [Appending sent messages in ListViewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/appending-sent-messages-in-listviewer/880562)

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**Author:** [@gayathri.jayakumare5](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gayathri.jayakumare5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/appending-sent-messages-in-listviewer/880562 "2020-10-08T06:30:47Z")

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Hi, One of the students made this thunkable project where they have to make a chat app between a patient and a doctor. The app works fine if the patient and doctor are chatting alternatively. The realtime database is ge…

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## [How to take filtered data to a Data viewer list from a spreadsheet?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-filtered-data-to-a-data-viewer-list-from-a-spreadsheet/698025)

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**Author:** [@t.backbonef8m](https://community.thunkable.com/u/t.backbonef8m)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-take-filtered-data-to-a-data-viewer-list-from-a-spreadsheet/698025 "2020-10-08T05:43:26Z")

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I want to load data to Data viewer list from a spreadsheet as a data source, but I need to filter that database on a text contain in a cell, how can I do that. Ex: I have a table in google sheets named “Liquor”, table …

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## [Unexpected result with Custom Data Viewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unexpected-result-with-custom-data-viewer/868795)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/unexpected-result-with-custom-data-viewer/868795 "2020-10-07T22:42:37Z")

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When I preview this code on Thunkable Live or as a web app, it creates a new row in the local db but doesn’t change the text and background colors unless it’s the last row of the db. Here’s the database contents: S…

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## [Design mode goes blank](https://community.thunkable.com/t/design-mode-goes-blank/876385)

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**Author:** [@ringraith2](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ringraith2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/design-mode-goes-blank/876385 "2020-10-07T22:04:44Z")

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When i press a button in DESIGN mode of my project the screen goes blank, although the url is there. I tried to delete it but with no avail.The screen goes blank again and the deletion cannot be done. In a previous back…

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## [How do I make sign ins persistent in my app?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-make-sign-ins-persistent-in-my-app/879384)

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**Author:** [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-do-i-make-sign-ins-persistent-in-my-app/879384 "2020-10-07T22:01:26Z")

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actually i wanna say that how to keep a person logged in even if he exits app and when he opens he is already logged in. help me community i am trying to identify but i still need ur help

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## [GitHub Issues -- thanks for the feedback!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/github-issues-thanks-for-the-feedback/882415)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/github-issues-thanks-for-the-feedback/882415 "2020-10-07T20:14:23Z")

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Thunkable Staff, Thank you for taking the time to read through the feature requests and bug reports at https://github.com/thunkable/thunkable-issues/issues. I know that “to be considered (no ETA)” doesn’t mean a solutio…

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## [Improved Custom Data Viewer List swiping?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/improved-custom-data-viewer-list-swiping/874155)

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**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/improved-custom-data-viewer-list-swiping/874155 "2020-10-07T19:06:32Z")

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\[This is also GitHub feature request “Improved Custom Data Viewer List swiping” #688\] I’m building an app that uses a Custom Data Viewer List inside a column set to Relative Size at 80% of the height. I also have a “spa…

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## [Offline mp3 listening?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/offline-mp3-listening/754663)

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**Author:** [@babedieboend551](https://community.thunkable.com/u/babedieboend551)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/offline-mp3-listening/754663 "2020-10-07T17:50:24Z")

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I want to build an app that can show and play mp3’s that are online on my server. Is it possible to copy/transfer this mp3 to local (for offline listening). And if so, what is the max total storage size for this? Each m…

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## [Representing large dynamic data from firebase in app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/representing-large-dynamic-data-from-firebase-in-app/879721)

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**Author:** [@nasr4oneofnp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nasr4oneofnp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/representing-large-dynamic-data-from-firebase-in-app/879721 "2020-10-07T17:29:48Z")

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Hey there, i am new to thunkable and trying to build a app which shows data from different sensors in real time mode and one week log for each sensor. I am able to represent data in real time mode with tons of labels (t…

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## [Points system with button](https://community.thunkable.com/t/points-system-with-button/874808)

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**Author:** [@saithrishik](https://community.thunkable.com/u/saithrishik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/points-system-with-button/874808 "2020-10-07T16:56:19Z")

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points system with button how to set local storage value to get.

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## [Can I add long sound (1 minute) to thankable app](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-add-long-sound-1-minute-to-thankable-app/878867)

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**Author:** [@thesis2app634](https://community.thunkable.com/u/thesis2app634)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-add-long-sound-1-minute-to-thankable-app/878867 "2020-10-07T16:42:12Z")

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I added 1 minute sound to my app but it only play 20 seconds.

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## [My (TTL exceeded) error is fixed](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-ttl-exceeded-error-is-fixed/881376)

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**Author:** [@korosh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/korosh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/my-ttl-exceeded-error-is-fixed/881376 "2020-10-07T16:31:10Z")

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I had a (TTL exceeded) error so i can’t publish my app to app store . when i turn of 2FA status and click next nothing happened so i turned on again so i successfully published my app to appstore several times .

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## [Does anyone knows how can I make a "Textinput" in a Web Site?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/does-anyone-knows-how-can-i-make-a-textinput-in-a-web-site/297473)

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**Author:** [@Leito](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Leito)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/does-anyone-knows-how-can-i-make-a-textinput-in-a-web-site/297473 "2020-10-07T15:50:41Z")

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Hi everybody, I will use a Web Viewer in my app for a special section in which I going to do constant uploads, so I had created a Web Site, with Google Sites, But now I need to generate something like a “Coupon” in the W…

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## [Help decide my next tutorial!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decide-my-next-tutorial/879743)

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**Author:** [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/help-decide-my-next-tutorial/879743 "2020-10-07T14:58:50Z")

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Hey thunkers! I’m trying to decide what my next tutorial will be about. I’m currently working on a video to demonstrate how to incorporate dynamic and interactive charts into your thunkable app. What next?! Head over to…

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## [Health App by Ayaan](https://community.thunkable.com/t/health-app-by-ayaan/881529)

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**Author:** [@ayaan.593d1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ayaan.593d1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/health-app-by-ayaan/881529 "2020-10-07T14:42:57Z")

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## [There is a problem building the app - step 3 (TTL exceeded)!](https://community.thunkable.com/t/there-is-a-problem-building-the-app-step-3-ttl-exceeded/867163)

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**Author:** [@shaimaasayeddevpw](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shaimaasayeddevpw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/there-is-a-problem-building-the-app-step-3-ttl-exceeded/867163 "2020-10-07T07:37:30Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to publish an iOS app, but the build has failed and I got the following email: Something went wrong when we tried to publish your app. Here are the details: there is a problem building the app - st…

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## [Images not displaying when in column or row as background image](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033)

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**Author:** [@jeem](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeem)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/images-not-displaying-when-in-column-or-row-as-background-image/35033 "2020-10-07T03:52:22Z")

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When I put a background image in a column or row, the image shows up on my computer but does not show on my phone during live test. Background color shows up, but images don’t. I can get background images to work if t…

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## [Data Interception](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-interception/879140)

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**Author:** [@janaidfarooq34](https://community.thunkable.com/u/janaidfarooq34)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/data-interception/879140 "2020-10-06T21:45:14Z")

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Is Thunkable able to intercept data coming into a device (i.e. mobile device)?

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## [\[Solved\] Where the dictionary block in Thunkable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-where-the-dictionary-block-in-thunkable/656564)

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**Author:** [@caleberuivo4lgg6q](https://community.thunkable.com/u/caleberuivo4lgg6q)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-where-the-dictionary-block-in-thunkable/656564 "2020-07-09T19:01:45Z")

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I need know where the dictionary blocks. And the option if not possible use it.

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## [Can't copy some of my saved screens layouts](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-copy-some-of-my-saved-screens-layouts/876033)

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**Author:** [@maxb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/maxb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-copy-some-of-my-saved-screens-layouts/876033 "2020-10-06T14:01:08Z")

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As the title says, I can’t copy some of my saved screen templates. No clue why.

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## [Open a website with button Thunkable X](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-a-website-with-button-thunkable-x/38837)

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**Author:** [@AyushS](https://community.thunkable.com/u/AyushS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/open-a-website-with-button-thunkable-x/38837 "2020-10-06T12:06:05Z")

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Hi! How would I open an external website using a button on Thunkable X? Thanks.

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## [Create a list with 10000 numbers](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-list-with-10000-numbers/31057)

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**Author:** [@Burhan\_Shakir](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Burhan_Shakir)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-list-with-10000-numbers/31057 "2020-10-06T11:59:50Z")

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## [Hello,How to get a part of a text?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/hello-how-to-get-a-part-of-a-text/58920)

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**Author:** [@tharles\_Limberger](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tharles_Limberger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/hello-how-to-get-a-part-of-a-text/58920 "2020-10-06T11:44:03Z")

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Example: In text ‘‘You are dead’’ i get part ‘‘dead’’ and copy part for variable. I know how to pick letter by letter, but I can not save them all together. Thanks.

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