# App lab list question

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-list-question/38756>\
**Category:** CS Discoveries\
**Tags:** csd-unit-4\
**Created:** [December 4, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-list-question/38756 "2023-12-04T20:45:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sphillip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@sphillip](https://forum.code.org/u/sphillip)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-list-question/38756/1 "2023-12-04T20:45:52Z")

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I have a student who is trying to make their app so that when they fill in the text box it appears as a button on the next screen but then they want to be able to go back and fill in the text box again and have a second button appear below the first. In Essence, to make a list on the second screen.

Help!?!?!

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**Author:** ![edavis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/edavis/32/4927_2.png) [@edavis](https://forum.code.org/u/edavis)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-list-question/38756/2 "2023-12-05T01:18:57Z")

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There is probably an easier way to do this, but I think I would recreate the screens in a series to create the illusion of what they want.  
Screen 1: question 1 to complete  
Screen 2: button with text  
Screen 3: copy of screen 1  
Screen 4: button with text from Screens 1 & 3  
Something like that? What do other people think? There’s got to be an easier way.

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**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:** [December 5, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-list-question/38756/3 "2023-12-05T19:19:08Z")

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[Here’s a thread](https://forum.code.org/t/creating-design-elements-with-code-in-app-lab/36053) where they discuss this if I am understanding your question correctly.

This goes beyond the scope of CS Discoveries, but perhaps some of the CS Priniciples teachers can help if this thread isn’t what you are after.

Let us know if it works!

Mike