# Using Airtable First Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** airtable\ **Created:** [July 8, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/using-airtable-first-time/1385437 "2021-07-08T09:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![sketch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/sketch/32/109058_2.png) [@sketch](https://community.thunkable.com/u/sketch)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/using-airtable-first-time/1385437/5 "2021-07-08T12:57:54Z")
Please don’t make multiple post instead Just edit the original topic. Here are some topics to help: > [@Making better chat apps with the "Any Component" blocks](https://community.thunkable.com/t/making-better-chat-apps-with-the-any-component-blocks/151783): > > 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… > [@\[Public\] Aloha private chat app with short chat history](https://community.thunkable.com/t/public-aloha-private-chat-app-with-short-chat-history/28376): > > Hey Thunkers, We just updated our Aloha private chat app with a short chat history powered by Firebase Realtime DB. To keep your data as private as possible, we recommend creating your own Firebase account and add your own API keys. [Click to remix](https://goo.gl/jPNbTN) You can find our ongoing collection of [sample apps here](https://docs.thunkable.com/thunkable-cross-platform/1-get-started/sample-apps) Happy thunking, Albert --- _[View the full topic](https://community.thunkable.com/t/using-airtable-first-time/1385437)._