# App Lab Advanced Tools **URL:** \ **Category:** CS Discoveries\ **Tags:** applab\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513 "2023-10-13T17:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abramss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@abramss](https://forum.code.org/u/abramss)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/1 "2023-10-13T17:14:10Z")
A student in my 7th grade class would like to do more than what is offered in instruction in either CS Discoveries or CS Principles. She is building a photo app contest: 1. Does the text input fields work to create a data table? 2. Can a user upload their photos while using the app? Thanks in advance. Can’t wait to hear back. ---
**Author:** ![mwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/mwood/32/4941_2.png) [@mwood](https://forum.code.org/u/mwood)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/2 "2023-10-13T22:23:49Z")
@abramss, Can you elaborate a little on the first question? This may help though. [Here’s a link](https://support.code.org/hc/en-us/articles/360047412891-How-to-Use-Datasets-in-App-Lab) to the documentation on using data sets in App Lab. Your 2nd question, the answer is yes. Here’s a link to a youtube video with more information on the different ways that images can be added to applab. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qBhju4f8YMs/maxresdefault.jpg "Code.Org How to Add an Image to Your App - CS Principles Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBhju4f8YMs) Good luck! Mike ---
**Author:** ![mwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/mwood/32/4941_2.png) [@mwood](https://forum.code.org/u/mwood)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/3 "2023-10-13T22:25:18Z")
@abramss I reread your 2nd question. If you are asking if it’s possible to create an upload feature in the app so the user can upload a photo, I don’t think so. I’m going to ask another person I know to see if they may have a definitive answer. Mike ---
**Author:** ![abramss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@abramss](https://forum.code.org/u/abramss)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/5 "2023-10-13T23:35:42Z")
Yea that’s the question. I know how to add an image to the app in design mode. ---
**Author:** ![varrience](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/varrience/32/8042_2.png) [@varrience](https://forum.code.org/u/varrience)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/6 "2023-10-14T02:48:04Z")
if you looked in the design section of applab you can find this icon ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/codeorgforum/original/2X/0/097afded089f9e9b218916ea9e0c529510c9bd70.png) which will function as intended for uploading media… you can also use write for an \ tag within the html if they plan to challenge themselves though i believe this is what you were looking for @abramss # Best Varrience ---
**Author:** ![mkmietowicz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/mkmietowicz/32/6322_2.png) [@mkmietowicz](https://forum.code.org/u/mkmietowicz)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/7 "2023-10-16T01:50:07Z")
One further note on Photo Select: This may not be available in the scaffolded levels in the CS Discoveries or CS Principles units. If they’re not visible for the particular level your student is on, you may encourage her to start a new project from the [main AppLab page](https://code.org/educate/applab) and import any existing content into the new project. Let us know when she’s done – we’d love to see it! –Michael K. ---
**Author:** ![abramss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@abramss](https://forum.code.org/u/abramss)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/8 "2023-10-16T02:39:17Z")
Yes thank you so much! We always go Yo applab after the “training” so we have access to everything. I can’t wait to tell her. I also have a few advanced students working on the data table part. I love when my students stretch me. Susan ---
**Author:** ![yndhiram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e79b87/32.png) [@yndhiram](https://forum.code.org/u/yndhiram)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-advanced-tools/38513/9 "2025-04-08T23:11:24Z")
Hello. My students of Design Process wants to know if a user can upload their photos while using the app, and I found this example that somebody did in App Lab very usefull for my case. This is the link [App Lab - Code.org](https://studio.code.org/projects/applab/Ub6ItPkPdpXdvc1cXgIY3uxv6lyrG265XPwnSdkOadU) I hope it could be usefull for you too.