# Working with Data

*Skill Level: Beginner*

## Before You Begin

* Know how to copy and paste on your computer
* Know how to access the Database in your Adalo app
* Know how to create new screens and add/remove components from them
* You do not need a paid plan to implement this feature

##  Walkthrough

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**How to Pull Information from a Database and Put it in a List (Begins 0:56)**

**1.)** Have your **Database** set up with the desired information.

**2.)** Create and select a new **List**

**3.)** In the left-hand menu, select the dropdown bar below "What is this a list of?"

**4.)** Select the desired **Database** **Collection** from those listed

**5.)** Select **Preview** to preview how you app will look

**6.)** If your list does not display any text where there should be titles or the titles are incorrect, back in the Builder, select **Title** in the left-hand menu (If the desired titles already display, you can skip to step **9.**)

**7.)** Delete the placeholder text in the text box and select the **Magic Text** icon. A dropdown menu will appear with categories of information able to be imported from the **Database**

**8.)** Select the desired information from the **Database** you want displayed as the **Titles**

**9.)** If you would like your list to display information from the **Database** in the list's **Subtitles**, select **Subtitle** in the left-hand menu (If not, you can skip to step **12.**)

**10.)** Delete the placeholder text in the text box and select the **Magic Text** icon

**11.)** Select the desired information from the **Database** you want displayed in your list's **Subtitles**

**12.)** Select **Media** in the lefthand menu if you wish to change the image position and edit the images displayed in your list. (If not, you can skip to step **16.**) 

**13.)** In the dropdown menu below "**image position**" you can select the position of the images displayed in your list

**14.)** Select the dropdown menu below "**image"** to change the images displayed in your list items 

**15.)** Select the dropdown menu below "**If there's no image..."** to select a placeholder image for the images in your list items, if you desire

**16.)** Select **Body** in the lefthand menu if you wish to change the body text of your list items (If not, you can skip the rest of these steps)

**17.)** Delete the placeholder text in the text box and click the **Magic Text** icon

**18.)** Select the category of information from the dropdown menu which you'd like to be displayed in your list

**How to Pull Information from the Database *****Continued***** (Begins 3:05)**

**1.)** Create a new screen

**2.)** In the lefthand menu, search for the **App Bar** component

**3.)** Drag the **App Bar** component onto your new screen

**4.)** Select the **App Bar**

**5.)** In the lefthand menu, search for the **Image** component

**6.)** Drag the **Image** component onto your new screen

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## Help

> If you need additional help with this article, you can always ask in our [community forum](https://forum.adalo.com/)! Be sure to paste the link to this article in your post as well!


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