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# Essentials

## Docs

- [Introduction to Data Sources](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources.md): Discover how to connect your data to your Glide app
- [Airtable](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/airtable.md): Integrate Airtable databases with your app.
- [Big Tables](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/big-tables.md): Scale your app with up to 10 million rows of data.
- [Guide to Big Tables](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/big-tables/guide-to-big-tables.md): Some ideas to help you get started with Big Tables
- [BigQuery](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/bigquery.md): Bring your BigQuery data into Glide.
- [Getting Started with the Glide API](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/getting-started-with-the-glide-api.md): A guide to working with the Glide Tables Basic API.
- [Using Glide API](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/getting-started-with-the-glide-api/using-glide-tables-api.md): Explore what you can do with the Glide Advanced API
- [Glide Tables](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/glide-tables.md): Use Glide's built-in spreadsheet for optimal integration
- [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/google-cloud-sql.md): Connect your managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases in Cloud SQL.
- [Google Sheets](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/google-sheets.md): Use Google Sheets as the data source for your Glide app.
- [ARRAYFORMULA](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/google-sheets/arrayformula.md): Use ARRAYFORMULA to manage your data.
- [IMPORTRANGE](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/google-sheets/importrange.md): Learn how to import data from other spreadsheets.
- [TRANSPOSE](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/google-sheets/transpose.md): Turn horizontal data to vertical, and vice versa.
- [Import File](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/import-file.md): Add data from files saved locally on your computer.
- [Microsoft Excel](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/microsoft-excel.md): Connect your app to Excel Workbooks
- [MySQL](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/mysql.md): Connect your MySQL database and build powerful apps and workflows.
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/postgresql.md): Read and write data to your PostgreSQL database.
- [SQL Server](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/data-sources/sql-server.md): Connect to your SQL Server and build database-grade apps and tools.
- [Basic Columns](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/basic-columns.md): Add and manage basic data like text, numbers, and images.
- [Boolean](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/basic-columns/boolean.md): Capture and store true or false values.
- [Numbers](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/basic-columns/numbers.md): Add numbers to your app.
- [Types of Text Columns](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/basic-columns/types-of-text.md): Add different text values to your app.
- [URL Columns](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/basic-columns/url.md): Add links to destinations outside your app.
- [Introduction to Components](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components.md): Learn what components can do and how you can work with them.
- [Action Row](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/action-row.md): Perform any action with context.
- [AI Custom](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/ai-custom.md): Design new components through prompts.
- [Audio](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/audio.md): Play and record audio files
- [Big Numbers](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/big-numbers.md): Prominently display a single value in a block.
- [Breadcrumbs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/breadcrumbs.md): Display users' location within the app.
- [Button](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/button.md): Use buttons to trigger actions in your apps.
- [Charts](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/charts.md): Visualize data in colorful charts.
- [Checkbox and Switch](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/checkbox-and-switches.md): Change true-false values.
- [Choice](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/choice.md): Pick options from a list.
- [Collections](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections.md): Show lists of items from your tables in different layouts.
- [Calendar](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/calendar.md): Display items on a calendar based on a specified date and time.
- [Card](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/card.md): Display a list of items in a card layout
- [Chat](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/chat.md): Allow users to chat with each other directly in your app. 
- [Checklist](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/checklist.md): Display a list of items as an interactive checklist.
- [Comments](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/comments.md): Allow users to comment directly in your app.
- [Custom Collection](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/custom-collection.md): Build dynamic, reusable collections of data with Custom Collections.
- [Data Grid](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/data-grid.md): Display data in a layout that resembles a spreadsheet.
- [Kanban Collection](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/kanban.md): Kanban Collection
- [List](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/list.md):  Display a group of items in a list layout.
- [Table](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/collections/table.md): Display a list of items in a table layout.
- [Contact Form](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/contact-form.md): A preconfigured contact form for your page. 
- [Container](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/container.md): Group components together in a custom container. 
- [Date Pickers](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/date-pickers.md): Pick a date or date and time.
- [Dynamic Content](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/dynamic-content.md): Render UI components dynamically from JSON data stored in a column.
- [Entry](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/entry.md): Enter text, numbers, email addresses, or phone numbers.
- [Fields](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/fields.md): Show multiple values side-by-side.
- [File and Image Pickers](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/file-and-image-pickers.md): Let users upload files and images to your apps.
- [Form Container](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/form-container.md): Collect data from your users in customizable forms.
- [Hint](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/hint.md): Emphasize important text. 
- [Image](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/image.md): Display images in your app.
- [Link](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/link.md): Display a clickable link.
- [Location](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/location.md): Log the device's current location.
- [Map](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/map.md): Display multiple addresses as an interactive map.
- [Notes](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/notes.md): Create, edit, and format text with rich text capabilities.
- [Progress Bar](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/progress-bar.md): Display the progress of a value between two limits.
- [Rating](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/rating.md): Submit rating values for items.
- [Rich Text](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/rich-text.md): Display data as styled content.
- [Scanner](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/scanner.md): Scan barcodes and QR codes with your Glide app.
- [Separator](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/separator.md): Add padding above, beneath, or between components.
- [Signature](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/signature.md): Let users add signatures to your app.
- [Spinner](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/spinner.md): Display a loading indicator while data is being processed.
- [Stopwatch](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/stopwatch.md): Track elapsed time in seconds within your app.
- [Tabs Container](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/tabs-container.md): Group components into custom tabbed views. 
- [Text](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/text.md): Add text to your app.
- [Title](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/title.md): Display properties in dynamic ways.
- [Video](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/video.md): Display videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, and more.
- [Voice Transcription](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/voice-transcription.md): Record and convert spoken words to text automatically.
- [Web Embed](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/components/web-embed.md): Embed web pages directly into your apps.
- [Security and User Data](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data.md): Make your apps safe and secure.
- [Cookies in Glide](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/cookies-in-glide.md): Learn how Glide uses Cookies in your apps.
- [Delete User Data](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/delete-user-data.md): Learn how to delete user data securely.
- [Email Anonymization](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/email-anonymization.md): Generate virtual emails to protect your users' privacy.
- [Files](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/files.md): What happens to files uploaded in Glide.
- [Glide AI and App Data](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/ai-app-data.md): Understand how Glide uses app data to train AI models.
- [Glide's Terms of Service](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/glides-terms-of-services.md): A review of Glide's Terms of Service and Data Restrictions.
- [Protected Columns](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/protected-columns.md): Keep unused columns in your data source secure.
- [Roles](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/roles.md): Define roles for your users and build different experiences and permissions.
- [Row Owners](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/row-owners.md): A secure way to restrict access to certain rows.
- [Single Sign-On](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/single-sign-on.md): Connect your team's apps to your organization's identity provider.
- [User Profiles](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/user-profiles.md): Define, store, and use data on your app's users.
- [User-specific columns](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/user-specific-columns.md): Allow cells to hold unique data for each user.
- [User-specific Data](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/security-and-user-data/user-specific-data.md): Show different data to different users.
- [Users](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/users.md): Understand different kinds of users in Glide.
- [Personal Users](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/users/personal-users.md): Personal and educational domains that qualify as personal app users. 
- [Publishing and Sharing](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/essentials/publishing-and-sharing.md): Install your app and share it with the world.