# Is there a way I can pull data, display it in an input and modify it

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-pull-data-display-it-in-an-input-and-modify-it/41289>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** odk-xlsform\
**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-pull-data-display-it-in-an-input-and-modify-it/41289 "2023-04-24T22:05:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![danbjoseph](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/danbjoseph/32/21901_2.png) [@danbjoseph](https://forum.getodk.org/u/danbjoseph)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-pull-data-display-it-in-an-input-and-modify-it/41289/2 "2023-04-26T20:51:05Z")

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Welcome to the ODK forum, @WorkingBigL! We're glad you're here. When you get a chance, please [introduce yourself on this forum thread](https://forum.getodk.org/t/-/6671). I'd also encourage you to add a picture as your avatar because it helps build community!

For the field the user can edit you'll want to use a [`default`](https://xlsform.org/en/#default) column (not `calculation`) to pre-populate the `${data_calculations}` value.

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