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Jan 06, 2023 11:08 AM
Maybe this question has already been answered. However, I search for it and found nothing.
I'm a new user. Is there a way to make kanban boards more colorful like adding background colors? It seems that kanban boards are mostly black text on a white background when using Airtable on the web. It would be easier on the eyes if the white background could be changed to another color of my choosing. I'd also like to change background colors for each category and each task if possible.
Thanks.
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Jan 06, 2023 12:14 PM
Hello,
If you're referring to the background color of the cards itself then you cannot edit that within Airtable itself. A lot of the visual customization features you might expect from something like Trello's Kanban board aren't presently available in Airtable. However, you can add a strip of color to the side of each card based on the color of options in a single select field or other criteria. You can also add images to the cards to distinguish between them that way.
Here's a resource on how to apply coloring to Views: Record Coloring in Views - Overview | Airtable Support
Jan 06, 2023 11:23 PM
You could achieve this via Tampermonkey:
The script I used for the above was:
// ==UserScript==
// @name Airtable - Change Kanban background
// @author Adam - The Time Saving Company
// @match https://airtable.com/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==
GM_addStyle('#kanbanView > div.white { background-color: aliceblue !important; }');
And here's a link to a thread where I talk about something else I did with Tampermonkey!
Jan 06, 2023 12:14 PM
Hello,
If you're referring to the background color of the cards itself then you cannot edit that within Airtable itself. A lot of the visual customization features you might expect from something like Trello's Kanban board aren't presently available in Airtable. However, you can add a strip of color to the side of each card based on the color of options in a single select field or other criteria. You can also add images to the cards to distinguish between them that way.
Here's a resource on how to apply coloring to Views: Record Coloring in Views - Overview | Airtable Support
Jan 06, 2023 12:49 PM
Thanks.
I'm disappointed that coloring is not available.
Jan 06, 2023 11:23 PM
You could achieve this via Tampermonkey:
The script I used for the above was:
// ==UserScript==
// @name Airtable - Change Kanban background
// @author Adam - The Time Saving Company
// @match https://airtable.com/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==
GM_addStyle('#kanbanView > div.white { background-color: aliceblue !important; }');
And here's a link to a thread where I talk about something else I did with Tampermonkey!
Jan 09, 2023 06:45 PM
Thanks for the Tampermonkey solution.
If I'm understanding Tampermonkey correctly, it only works in the browser. If I change colors in Airtable on the web will that propagate to the Android app?
Jan 10, 2023 12:30 AM
Yeap, Tampermonkey's browser only I'm afraid
Jan 10, 2023 04:19 AM
😥
Mar 07, 2023 08:18 AM
Will changing the background image be implemented at any point in the future?