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I have a text label that will contain a % goal. I need any user to be able to change this label to adjust the goal but I want the goal to remain when the app is closed. This will be changed monthly but I don't want to have to go into the edit part of the app and have to change it for the user every month. How can I make a label editable for anyone. I would prefer a button changes it to editable then it goes to view after. I don't really want to make a list or something to store the single data point in. Any ideas how I can mange this?

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Instead of using a Text Label use a Text Input control set to DisplayMode.View. Then have a button that can toggle the DisplayMode to Edit. That will make it editable by the user. Have something in the OnChange event that sets it back to DisplayMode.View. That will keep the user from editing it until they press the button again. In View mode it will look just like a label.

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Pstork1,

How do I keep it from being empty when the app is closed and reopened? I tried your suggestion and after I input the number then closed the app and reopened the app the value is gone.

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The only way to store the value after closing the app is to save it to some data source. Local variables and collections will go away when the app is closed.

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Pstork1,

Dang, that's why I was hoping I could have a textinput or something and a button that replaces what is in the text label. No way to do that though?

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Not if they are going to close the app. There is no local storage the persists unless you use LoadData and SaveData, but that isn't supported on all devices. The only persistent storage is a data source in the cloud.

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Pstork1,

Dang, that puts a damper on my situation. I will try to find some other option that works for me. Thank you for the responses!

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