here's an example of what I'm trying to make

That's a really helpful example and I appreciate it. I will most certainly save this. I included two screenshots to show you what I mean, I'm hoping they illustrate what I'm trying to do. Seems like you're further along than I am. how to import the "user" page into the ContentView when using the TextField("Placeholder", text: ????) - what should I put where the ???? are? apple says

when pressing the save button, the strings are saving to the table. for some reason, I cannot see it. any help would be really appreciated