# \#tips **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/tag/tips/621.md [Latest](https://community.thunkable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thunkable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.thunkable.com/tags.md) --- ## [Store Text input's text](https://community.thunkable.com/t/store-text-inputs-text/4107710)
**Author:** [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/store-text-inputs-text/4107710 "2025-10-02T10:02:43Z")
I’m excited to share a new example project that demonstrates how to store the text from a Text Input in Thunkable. By default, the text entered into a Text Input does not remain saved after the app is closed and reopene… --- ## [Scrollable Textbox](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrollable-textbox/4107614)
**Author:** [@brianl](https://community.thunkable.com/u/brianl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrollable-textbox/4107614 "2025-09-11T23:38:57Z")
Two ways to create a scrollable textbox. The first is with a text input, and the second is with a layout and a label. Text Input This is the easiest way. Add a text input. Set Editable to FALSE and Multiline to TRUE. T… --- ## [Easy method for changing Text Input background colour using blocks](https://community.thunkable.com/t/easy-method-for-changing-text-input-background-colour-using-blocks/3305072)
**Author:** [@02keilj432vnb](https://community.thunkable.com/u/02keilj432vnb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/easy-method-for-changing-text-input-background-colour-using-blocks/3305072 "2024-10-29T10:31:03Z")
I had been doing some searching on how to change the background colour of a text input field using blocks and kept coming across answers saying it was impossible other than a few hack methods I found which didn’t look th… --- ## [Accelerate your Thunkable application](https://community.thunkable.com/t/accelerate-your-thunkable-application/2716433)
**Author:** [@tpirowski](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tpirowski)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/accelerate-your-thunkable-application/2716433 "2024-01-19T21:12:29Z")
Since I encountered a performance problem with a complex application I programmed in Thunkable (especially on older phones), I decided to explore ways to speed up the application by optimizing the code for speed (sometim… --- ## [How I solved sorting in Google Sheets](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-i-solved-sorting-in-google-sheets/2699249)
**Author:** [@andyloveslenh](https://community.thunkable.com/u/andyloveslenh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-i-solved-sorting-in-google-sheets/2699249 "2023-11-13T21:03:45Z")
I’m sharing my experience – hopefully it will help others. I notice that many others had similar Google Sheets sorting problems. Maybe there are other/better ways, but here’s how I solved it. I wanted to continually re… --- ## [Email Error Handling](https://community.thunkable.com/t/email-error-handling/2651034)
**Author:** [@jahaan](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jahaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/email-error-handling/2651034 "2023-10-18T14:20:26Z")
Hello! Today I’ll show you how to do some basic error handling for an email input. It’s fairly simple and can be used in any app that utilizes email sign in. 1: Build your UI I was building a passwordless sign-in syste… --- ## [Guide for checking if text is number](https://community.thunkable.com/t/guide-for-checking-if-text-is-number/981590)
**Author:** [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/guide-for-checking-if-text-is-number/981590 "2023-03-20T16:55:28Z")
A guide to check if it is number or not Try This- Now working with no error! --- ## [Make a Particular Letter/Word 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱 or 𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒄 in text label](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-particular-letter-word-or-in-text-label/2295028)
**Author:** [@varunkadapatti](https://community.thunkable.com/u/varunkadapatti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/make-a-particular-letter-word-or-in-text-label/2295028 "2023-03-16T05:44:14Z")
Many people want to know how to make a single letter bold or a single word bold in a text label…Here is a very easy method to achieve this. Step 1: Create a text Label Step 2: Go to this website: Bold and Italic Unicod… --- ## [Debugging in Thunkable X (Video)](https://community.thunkable.com/t/debugging-in-thunkable-x-video/849471)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/debugging-in-thunkable-x-video/849471 "2023-02-14T15:58:26Z")
I thought I’d share a process I use for debugging my projects. It involves creating a function that can be used over and over throughout the code blocks in order to help determine where things are going wrong, whether or… --- ## [How to display custom Firebase error messages](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-custom-firebase-error-messages/1991045)
**Author:** [@versatile](https://community.thunkable.com/u/versatile)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-display-custom-firebase-error-messages/1991045 "2022-08-08T04:42:46Z")
Good day thunkers in my avancement in improving my abilities in thunkable,ive just solve this question that has been on my mind for a while,and that is HOW to edi the eRROR messages sent by the Firebase Signin component … --- ## [Display Firebase Keys in List Viewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/display-firebase-keys-in-list-viewer/1037277)
**Author:** [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 4:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/display-firebase-keys-in-list-viewer/1037277 "2021-12-02T04:48:55Z")
This question has come up a few times recently so I wanted to share one method for taking Firebase items and displaying them in a list viewer. There are of course other methods and I’m not even sure this is the best or … --- ## [Filter Google sheet Data and show the result in a DVL](https://community.thunkable.com/t/filter-google-sheet-data-and-show-the-result-in-a-dvl/1635841)
**Author:** [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/filter-google-sheet-data-and-show-the-result-in-a-dvl/1635841 "2021-11-26T16:14:04Z")
Just wanted to share this trick to filter data in a DVL For Example, if I have a sheet with numbers and names then I need to add another column to be the condition to filter by In this example I have a number column… --- ## [Seperating words from an input](https://community.thunkable.com/t/seperating-words-from-an-input/1280779)
**Author:** [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/seperating-words-from-an-input/1280779 "2021-11-26T04:11:17Z")
Lots of my apps required dealing with the (x)th word in an input, and counting the number of words in an input, and so on. I thought that would be possible with a block, but turned out you could only count characters. So… --- ## [Create a FAQ using JSON navigation with list viewer](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-faq-using-json-navigation-with-list-viewer/1452872)
**Author:** [@oberon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/oberon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/create-a-faq-using-json-navigation-with-list-viewer/1452872 "2021-08-17T09:52:38Z")
I have been looking for a way to make a faq with json but I did not find anything. Hi :slight\_smile: I don’t know if it can be optimized but any improvement is welcome. https://x.thunkable.com/projects/611adea8cb15a000… --- ## [Number Parser Tutorial](https://community.thunkable.com/t/number-parser-tutorial/1041907)
**Author:** [@luv.ak.tech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/luv.ak.tech)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/number-parser-tutorial/1041907 "2020-12-29T16:22:06Z")
This is a simple guide on making a number parser Blocks - Project Link - Project Happy Thunking!! :grinning: :grinning: @luv.ak.tech --- ## [Phone Number Formatting and Validation](https://community.thunkable.com/t/phone-number-formatting-and-validation/920509)
**Author:** [@darren](https://community.thunkable.com/u/darren)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/phone-number-formatting-and-validation/920509 "2020-10-27T00:47:10Z")
Background Currently I am working on a project that stores and retrieves phone numbers in AirTable. I was running into an issue with formatting the phone number correctly and I came up with a solution to format the phone…