# Chat app where I copy(clone) a row or how can I do it?
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [September 10, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696 "2019-09-10T15:05:17Z")
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### Author:  [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696/1 "2019-09-10T15:05:17Z")
Hi I am trying to make a message or chat app if you like with multible lines and 1 or 2 picture.
I have made the column as I like it to be.
My question is then, is it possible to use the new command Clone as picture below. I copy a row allright but it is the same text as in the one I copy. How do I save the new row I just copyed and how do I save the text in the label. Can I use airtable or do I have to use Firebase???
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### Author:  [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696/2 "2019-09-10T15:19:20Z")
Hey @funhall đź‘‹
You might need to go through a couple of examples to get what you want. The first one I’d recommend is:
> [@Making better chat apps with the "Any Component" blocks](http://community.thunkable.com/t/making-better-chat-apps-with-the-any-component-blocks/151783):
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> Thanks to @eoinparkinson who suggested this as an idea for a tutorial User Interface. The UI for this app is very simple. The OutputColumn is initially empty, with vertical alignment set to flex end. This is eventually where all the chat bubble will go. Under that is the inputRow which is used to place the test input and the send button side-by-side. Finally, outside all of this, are two labels; RightLabel and LeftLabel. Although I’ve shown them in the screenshot below, their visibility is se…
And the second one is:
> [@Changing properties of cloned components (DIY Advanced Listviewer)](http://community.thunkable.com/t/changing-properties-of-cloned-components/153213):
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> We’re working hard to bring you the [Extended Listviewer](https://docs.thunkable.com/release-notes#coming-soon-to-thunkable) component to make developing your app even faster, but in the meantime here’s a DIY approach. By using the “Any Component” blocks in Thunkable, you are able to clone entire rows or columns of content. But what if you then want to change some of the components within the row or column? Design Usually you can leave the precise details of your design until the end, but in this case you need to know what components will be…
Hope that helps!
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### Author:  [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696/3 "2019-09-10T17:01:53Z")
thanks.
I tryed the one with the cloud message. But when I made the initialize cloud messageText it is VERY slow all the time. How is that and can I do anything???
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### Author:  [@funhall](https://community.thunkable.com/u/funhall)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696/4 "2019-09-10T18:13:25Z")
another thing is also. That after sending the messages and when I close the app all the messages is gone. Can I save the messages to get again next time i open the app?
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### Author:  [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2024, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-where-i-copy-clone-a-row-or-how-can-i-do-it/219696/5 "2024-11-08T12:09:06Z")