# Can i update some object properties (in screen 1) from another object (in screen 2)? se puede?

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**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [April 5, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387 "2021-04-05T16:28:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![cba.carlos5hnj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cba.carlos5hnj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/cba.carlos5hnj)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/1 "2021-04-05T16:28:19Z")

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Can i update some object properties (in screen 1) from another object (in screen 2)?  
how? is there documentation on this?

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**Author:** ![eko.devs.apploroceo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/eko.devs.apploroceo/32/93147_2.png) [@eko.devs.apploroceo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/eko.devs.apploroceo)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/2 "2021-04-05T17:13:53Z")

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you can use varibles

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/3 "2021-04-06T04:16:10Z")

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There’s currently not a built-in way to do this but you can use variables to “send a message”:

```auto
When Screen 2 opens
   Set variable A to false
   When [some event] set variable A to true

When Screen 1 opens
   If variable A = true
      Update object properties

```

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**Author:** ![cba.carlos5hnj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cba.carlos5hnj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/cba.carlos5hnj)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/4 "2021-04-10T15:37:23Z")

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muchas gracias! estoy investigando ahora mismo el uso de variables.

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**Author:** ![cba.carlos5hnj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@cba.carlos5hnj](https://community.thunkable.com/u/cba.carlos5hnj)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/5 "2021-04-10T15:38:37Z")

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Eso mismo estoy viendo en estos momentos. Estoy buscando la vuelta a un proyecto y estoy estudiando como funciona Thunk!.. gracias por orientarme, ya veo como hacerlo de esta forma

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/6 "2021-04-11T04:28:01Z")

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You’re welcome!

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-some-object-properties-in-screen-1-from-another-object-in-screen-2-se-puede/1207387/7 "2024-11-08T13:25:28Z")

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