# Change Button1 text on Screen1 when Button2 clicked on Screen2
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [May 5, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811 "2020-05-05T07:58:29Z")
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### Author:  [@antje.smilesyft](https://community.thunkable.com/u/antje.smilesyft)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/1 "2020-05-05T07:58:29Z")
Hi everyone đ
I am trying to figure this out and would greatly appreciate to be pointed in the right direction.
I would like to change the text on a button on one screen after another button on a different screen has been clicked.
I am currently going over different tutorials but canât really wrap my mind around it so far.
I am planning to publish my app as a web app.
My idea is to use a variable in order to achieve that. However, I currently donât fully understand how to store the value. I have a feeling storing it in a database would be the best option, but I am really not sure.
If someone knows about a tutorial that will help me with that, please let me know. I donât expect to get my full solution served here đ I am just currently lost on what to spend my research and learning time on.
Thanks a million,
Antje
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### Author:  [@samuelbaudrillartwuc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/samuelbaudrillartwuc)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 11:17am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/2 "2020-05-05T11:17:09Z")
Hi [antje.smilesyft](http://community.thunkable.com/u/antje.smilesyft) !
Thanks for asking this question ! I admit that some issues might be difficult to solve by yourself when it comes with variables ^^
I donât know if itâs the easiest way to do that but thatâs my advice :
- create a variable (call it as you wish, for exemple button1\_name)
- give it a start value (it might be ânullâ or âtextâ (whatever you want))
- add in Screen 2 a block called âwhen button 2 is clickedâ
- create a block in it that call app button1\_name and set a new text with a text block
Hope it will solve your problem.
If you have trouble to that, fell free to let me know ! In this case Iâll try to get into more detail ^^
Have fun nocoding đ
Sam
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/3 "2020-05-05T11:24:28Z")
Create a stored variable called storedText
When the button on screen 1 is clicked, set storedText to the correct text
When screen 2 loads add a if/then block
Set button text to variable storedText
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### Author:  [@antje.smilesyft](https://community.thunkable.com/u/antje.smilesyft)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/5 "2020-05-05T14:15:01Z")
Thanks, Jared. That was actually my initial thought when reading the documentation đ I understood that a stored variable is stored on the device. I really donât have much knowledge about web-apps and am wondering if there might ever be the case where the value canât be fetched from a previous session. So my specific question for this case is: Do stored variables stay constant over the course of all sessions for web apps, unless I change it?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/6 "2020-05-05T14:16:01Z")
ahaha! I believe they might. but if a user clears their cookies, history, etc that would certainly be lost. My recommendation is to create a login in screen, and to use cloud variables.
I will create an example shortly for webapp purposes. It will display only what the user tells it to!
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/7 "2020-05-05T15:07:57Z")
Here you go
[\_remixLink](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/4cf49082661680b86ae7277d6d0ad970)
[See it live](https://thunk.app/w/cgZ4Itwkz)
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### Author:  [@antje.smilesyft](https://community.thunkable.com/u/antje.smilesyft)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/8 "2020-05-07T12:29:18Z")
Thank you. A login screen is something I still need to do anyways actually.
Your âsee it liveâ link gives me âOops! The app you are looking for is currently under construction and not available.â
Is there a way to get past the sign-in screen for the live test? If not, itâs ok. I can still look into the screens and blocks you created and see the logic there.
Sorry if I might be asking lots of noob questions đ
Thanks again
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/9 "2020-05-07T13:01:30Z")
Sorry! I deleted the app from my lineup, i forgot that also deletes the published web app. I wont be adding it back to my app lineup today, but will likely add it to my sandbox project. I encourage you to set this up yourself to understand the process (or practice) setting up firebase authentication with a template (as provided).
if you get caught up on the blocks, message back though and iâll be happy to assist!
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-button1-text-on-screen1-when-button2-clicked-on-screen2/564811/10 "2024-11-08T11:29:23Z")