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Submitted on
‎Jun 23, 2020
12:40 PM
Submitted by
ScottWorld
on
‎Jun 23, 2020
12:40 PM

It would be a real game-changer — and totally awesome — if the column headers at the top of Airtable’s grid view would wrap lengthy field names onto multiple lines. Other spreadsheet programs allow for variable heights of the column headers — we should have the same capability in Airtable. Currently, Airtable cuts off the text of lengthy field names, but it’s our only choice if we want to keep our columns tight & narrow. If we want to see long field names, we are required to keep our columns extra-wide, which wastes a lot of screen space. Check out the screenshot below for an example of this problem. Notice how much wasted space there is, simply because we want to see the field names above. Our users often request descriptive field names so that they can understand exactly what they are looking at in the rows below. But descriptive field names end up making the column extremely wide. Yes, we could come up with some sort of abbreviation for the field names, but it’s nicer for our users to see the entire field name. Yes, our users could also hover our mouse over the field names to see the entire name in a tooltip, but that is inconvenient & it takes time for the tooltip to appear. In other words, what I’m requesting is either: The column headers should automatically increase their size vertically to accommodate longer field names. We should be able to manually change the height of the column headers. Thanks! 🙂 — ScottWorld, Expert Airtable Consultant
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Submitted on
‎Jan 23, 2023
01:27 PM
Submitted by
Karlstens
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‎Jan 23, 2023
01:27 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? I would like to see the added options within a Grid View (and also in Interfaces) of the ability to manipulate the order of Linked Records within a Link field. Options including; Sort Records by an associated View within the Linked Table. Sort Records by one or many lookup fields within the Linked Table (such as a date, number, string etc). Sort Records as per their originally linked stack order, but also add a reverse stack option to show the recently added records either first or last. A toggle option that turns off all sort and leaves the current behaviour as is, allowing the user to manually sort records into any random order they desire. If the user toggles a sort on, and then off again, their desired manual sort order returns (and is not lost). How does is solve the user problems? A user can employ a Scripting Extension script or an Automation script action to execute upon their Link Field being updated, where their script applies the desired sort order to the records within the field - but such a workaround is rigid and out of reach of most common users. I believe that having Link Field sort options as part of the Airtable UI would be a widely accepted and used feature. Who is the target audience? Anyone using a Link Field who finds the need to apply order to those linked records within that Link Field.
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Submitted on
‎Mar 08, 2023
10:31 AM
Submitted by
ethanblak
on
‎Mar 08, 2023
10:31 AM

Can we please have the ability to fully hide the uncategorized column within the kanban view?
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Submitted on
‎Mar 31, 2023
06:44 AM
Submitted by
Natalie_Zdan
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‎Mar 31, 2023
06:44 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Allow individual rows to expand to fit long text (like "wrap text" in Google Sheets) or at least to fit MORE long text. How does is solve the user problems? Sometimes I want to skim my data (in my case customer emails), but I can't do so when I have to click into each individual record when long text fields get cut off (even when height is set to "Extra Tall"). Clicking into each record is a big time suck. Who is the target audience? Any Airtable user with long text fields, but specifically bases with customer emails.
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Submitted on
‎Sep 19, 2023
09:00 AM
Submitted by
Paul_Bhandari
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‎Sep 19, 2023
09:00 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Add the ability to embed a custom image into a dashboard. Add the ability to embed a custom image into an interface. Add the ability to add a custom image to a base instead of the base name. How does is solve the user problems? Adds in branding and personalization for the company/ team using Airtable. Allows teams to recognize the base they are in if they are dealing with more than one company/ team. How was this validated? I am not sure how to answer this. Who is the target audience? All companies, business, teams who want to further personalize their Airtable experience. If someone like myself deals with multiple teams, I want to be sure I am providing a dashboard that reflects the teams branding instead of just choosing a color that closely resembles the branding.
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Submitted on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM
Submitted by
Tito_Alverio
on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Be able to group and/or hide tables in a base. For example I am linking to records in other bases, so tables are being imported into bases. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organzied and focused for users. How does is solve the user problems? Helps with staying organized and keeping a base clean. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organized and focused for users. It could help clearly show which tables are meant to be interacted with, while other tables are purely due to being referenced, thus wanting to hide them. How was this validated? ? Who is the target audience? Everyone using Airtable
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Submitted on
‎Feb 16, 2024
10:48 AM
Submitted by
Danarone
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‎Feb 16, 2024
10:48 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? This idea proposes more dynamic options for scaling, rotating or providing 'hovering information' for text in Field Headings so they are readable when columns are narrow in Grid View and List Views. Currently text very easily becomes truncated and unreadable. Row height helps with field contents but not Field Headings. Hovering only works if there is a Description in the Field. Note: this idea is essentially requesting behavior that you see in most spreadsheet programs. Here is a typical Grid view... When you shrink the columns it looks like this which is too easily truncated and unreadable... Proposed Idea A: Enable hovering context information for all text whether there is a Description in the Field or not. If there is a Field Description it would be displayed underneath the Field Name in the floating context window. Proposed Idea B: Field Names can be rotated (similar to spreadsheets). Maybe 45 and 90 (as shown below) Field Names and all other text scales down to ~6 point before it begins truncating. Like the 'In Progress' text below Overall make the margins in all fields super tight. Field Row Height can be changed so the text wraps and stacks. (Not shown below but you get the idea) ... How does is solve the user problems? Keeps information readable when trying to conserve screen real-estate. ... How was this validated? Not validated yet. ... Who is the target audience? Creators who are trying to show as much information as possible on the screen while keeping information readable. ...
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Submitted on
‎Jun 06, 2023
10:21 AM
Submitted by
Kaley_White
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‎Jun 06, 2023
10:21 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Duplicate multiple rows at a time. Just like the right-click option for a single row: How does is solve the user problems? Compared to duplicating each row individually, selecting multiple rows and then duplicating them all at once saves time. How was this validated? There is currently no option to duplicate multiple rows at once. Who is the target audience? Anyone who edits Airtable tables.
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Submitted on
‎Nov 18, 2024
03:15 AM
Submitted by
Fabian_0904
on
‎Nov 18, 2024
03:15 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Add a Feature so you can change the background color of cells and whole colums manually or based on condition matching. How does is solve the user problems? Design of Tables and List Views will get more clean and easier to use / navigate. Also Users can color cells based on their content (like positive=green, negative=red, ...) How was this validated? It's basic visual Design theories. Who is the target audience? Nearly everyone, at least every user who needs to navigate through big airtable bases & list views.
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Submitted on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:16 PM
Submitted by
afassero
on
‎Dec 04, 2023
03:16 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? ...User is able to select multiple Views. Any changes applied to the first selected View are applied to the other selected Views (e.g. Column Width, Column Order, "Hide fields", "Filter", "Group", "Sort", "Color", "Row Height") How does is solve the user problems? ...Currently the process is manual for each View. This can be extremely time consuming and prone to human error, that can affect Synced Tables. Who is the target audience? ...Users who have more than one View per Table, especially users with a large number of Views per Table.
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