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Quickly export entries from an interface

  • April 18, 2024
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Hello everyone,
I have a question about the ability to quickly export entries from an interface.

In the classic Airtable interface, you can select entries and then send them by email:

In Airtable's interface publication, the email function disappears:

Does anyone have a solution?

Many thank's !

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TheTimeSavingCo
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As a workaround, perhaps you could do a checkbox field to select the records you want to send, and have an automation to look for records with the checkbox marked and send them in an email?


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  • April 18, 2024

Thanks Adam!
Yes, it's a solution, but let's imagine that several users select a check box at the same time, and then the selection won't be the right one? How can we avoid this?
It's a shame to have removed this very practical and simple function...


TheTimeSavingCo
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Thanks Adam!
Yes, it's a solution, but let's imagine that several users select a check box at the same time, and then the selection won't be the right one? How can we avoid this?
It's a shame to have removed this very practical and simple function...


Ah, a quick and dirty solution would be to have one checkbox per user heh


ScottWorld
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  • April 18, 2024

The workaround above doesn’t necessarily require one checkbox field per user… you could also use a multiple user field or a multiple select field or a linked record field where each user could choose their own name from a list of names. It could be a “tag” field where everybody tags themselves. 

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant


TheTimeSavingCo
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The workaround above doesn’t necessarily require one checkbox field per user… you could also use a multiple user field or a multiple select field or a linked record field where each user could choose their own name from a list of names. It could be a “tag” field where everybody tags themselves. 

- ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant


Hmm, how would we reset that system after the email gets sent?