# Copy Screen Issue
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [May 2, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574 "2020-05-02T09:47:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/1 "2020-05-02T09:47:46Z")
I am creating an app with different screens (suppose 3).
all the screens have the same concept but use different variable names specified for own screens.
I created one screen and save the screen as a (template).
When I get the saved screen as a new screen for my screen no. 2, it looks very complicated.
Does it has another method to complete my app?
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/2 "2020-05-02T11:45:23Z")
Put all the components into a column. copy the column on the first screen, then Drag it into the second
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### Author:  [@Garry\_Lane](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Garry_Lane)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/3 "2020-05-02T12:27:01Z")
coupe the could? š
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/4 "2020-05-02T15:26:02Z")
@jared,
I tried it and copied all the components but not blocks.
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/5 "2020-05-02T15:30:13Z")
> [@Rumesh](#):
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> n as a (template).
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> When I get the saved screen as a new screen for my screen no. 2, it looks very complicated.
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> Does it has another method to complete my app?
If you need the blocks to be copied to another screen, you can click on a group of blocks, and click ctr + C and to copy it to the clipboard then ctrl + V on another block screen to paste the code you want to carry over
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/6 "2020-05-02T15:52:00Z")
Oh!
I never tried that method. š
you are saying,
first, copy the columns and then copy the blocks.
so invisible components will be not copied but work-related with copied components too.
I trying now.
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/7 "2020-05-02T15:52:43Z")
invisible components are usually carried across screens. i would think you should be able to access them from anywhere.
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/8 "2020-05-02T15:53:49Z")
Got It. š
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/9 "2020-05-02T15:55:02Z")
if that works for you, please mark as a solution so that others may see this!
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/10 "2020-05-02T17:09:25Z")
Can i select whole block screen ones. because there are more than 20 variables I have Defined.
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/11 "2020-05-02T17:21:47Z")
why Are you recreating whatās on the screen? Would it be easier to work with dynamic screen content?
Less code to mess up that way
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/12 "2020-05-04T03:34:23Z")
Dear Jared,
Can you please explain to me what is called āwork with dynamic screen contentā. š
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/13 "2020-05-04T13:37:09Z")
For example, I made an app to track behavior data for 10 people. Instead of 10 different data sheets screens for each person. I made 1 data recording screen. Based on the active āperson being observedā the entire screen changes including labels, buttons, rows/columns changing to be specific to that persons data sheet.
The code that I use to manage the data is so similar that instead of
Copying across screens. I added code so that the correct things display based on 1 setting.
If I have time today, I can post an example of this.
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### Author:  [@Rumesh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Rumesh)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/15 "2020-05-04T16:41:51Z")
How nice. if I can do that itās saving my time.
you mean we only need to design 1 screen to view peopleās details. then we can see all peopleās detail one by one after selecting individuals?
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### Author:  [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/copy-screen-issue/564574/16 "2020-05-04T16:51:53Z")
Yes. Iāll work on this as an example.
My main project records data for 10 people. It records 5 metrics for each person. Each metric must be 1 of 6 types.
All names and items being measured are separate for each of the 10 people. So you can image there is a large amount of potential settings and configurations.
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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/copy-screen-issue/564574/17 "2024-11-08T11:29:28Z")