# Change column text to inline text **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [February 2, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566 "2022-02-02T13:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stronazyskuup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@stronazyskuup](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stronazyskuup)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/1 "2022-02-02T13:27:43Z")
I display the text from a variable in another list, which is retrieved as a list (column). I am trying to change the setting of the retrieved text to one line. (eg example, example, example. As I get it from the list, it’s in a column, which takes up too much space for me and creates blank space on the sides of what I don’t want. Is there a way to do that? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/2 "2022-02-02T13:35:08Z")
When you say retrieved as a column do you mean it is a list which is displayed one above the other? If so, you can use a block in the `Lists` drawer called `make text from list` which will change the list to a text such as `example, example, example,....` ---
**Author:** ![stronazyskuup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@stronazyskuup](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stronazyskuup)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/3 "2022-02-02T15:03:00Z")
this does not work because the text written in this list is using “newline” it will show it in the following blocks. ![Zrzut ekranu 02-02-2022 15.52.39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/a/aa8ef582d466a497a2df051b0fc3ff1a7418b7e2.png) ![Zrzut ekranu 02-02-2022 16.01.33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/e/8/e85557d26201a1c383723c63199938ac1000829f.png) ---
**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:** [February 2, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/4 "2022-02-02T15:25:17Z")
You can first use the [Replace All](https://docs.thunkable.com/text#replace-all) text block to change the newline character to something else such as an empty string (""). But you’d need to loop through the list to do that with each item. Or, you can create a new variable and whenever you insert an item in the `sup and quan together` list, you also insert it in the new variable (list) but without a newline. And then when you want to display that data, you just use the new variable instead. **Edit:** actually, you could also convert the list to text, use the Replace All block after that, and then you wouldn’t need to loop at all. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/5 "2022-02-02T15:43:36Z")
If you are using the `newline` as your separator then use it in the `make text from list` block. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/d/ade028ea2c1a0cce301810242838c0b38ed6596f.png) Change this to `newline` to get the required string. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/6 "2022-02-02T16:04:56Z")
@muneer That will add a newline to the generated text string for each list item. I think they need to use the Replace All block. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/7 "2022-02-02T16:53:03Z")
> [@tatiang](#): > > That will add a newline to the generated text string Yes, @tatiang you are correct. ---
**Author:** ![stronazyskuup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@stronazyskuup](https://community.thunkable.com/u/stronazyskuup)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/8 "2022-02-02T16:55:28Z")
here is the solution. Thank you ![Zrzut ekranu 02-02-2022 17.54.15](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/4/546ccb71995dad0ec64a08944943f68306a5b5b8.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/change-column-text-to-inline-text/1711566/9 "2022-05-03T16:55:28Z")
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