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Right now if I have a record with a lot of fields I can choose to view the data in one long horizontal row (in grid view) or one long vertical column (if I pop open the detail view). I have a lot of space in my big monitor; I want to be able to fit more fields on the screen at a time by putting them in a two-dimensional grid rather than a one-dimensional row or column. It would be great if I could make a page-designer view that allowed me to edit the data directly from within it like a form. Alternatively I’d like to be able to specify a two-or-three column layout on the detail view. Either of these options would allow me to take advantage of my screen real-estate to view and edit lots of record data a lot more easily.
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Marcus_Speirs Oct '20 Hi folks, I know how to set up an automation, for example if a record is created it can/could create another/duplicate record for me in separate table, however this only seems to be tables within the SAME BASE… so, here’s my question: Is it possible for Airtable to create a duplicate record in a table in one base if a record is created in another base? thanks Can we reopen this topic? We can only sync 3 tables into 1, which is way to many for my use cases. Being able to “create a record” via automations between bases instead of tables would be very useful.
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Safari will adapt to the color of different websites with macOS 12 this fall. I’d love it if Airtable would change their code so the safari toolbar is the same as the header color. I’m sure many will appreciate that when the new version comes out!
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It would be helpful for repetitive data entry via a form if the new blank form “remembered” certain values from the last submitted values. Imagine taking inventory items in various rooms or containers. Instead of having to select that room or container every time you start a new form entry, it would save the user a lot of time if the previous room or container ID were persistent until changed. I envision a flag that can be set for each field when creating the form that indicates which fields will be remembered. Does this capability exist already?
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Love the updates in transitioning from the Gantt block to the Gantt view. However, a couple things that would be really useful for us! In the Gantt app we used to be able to arrange the gantt blocks so they either cascaded by start date or by end date. This seems to be gone? Grid View has the option to “Collapse all Groups” or “Expand all Groups.” This would be really helpful for us in Gantt View as we have long development & production timelines. Having to collapse & expand all of our groupings individually is frustrating. Additionally our gantt is in a tasks table & then we have a linked table for key beats/stages of our projects & associated info. However, when the Linked Record groups are collapsed, they aren’t in chronological order (defined in the Beats table) & the resulting gantt looks like a mess. I’ve tried a workaround by using a formula & script to add a numerical order to the Name of the record. It works somewhat but having those numbers in front isn’t the cleanest look. It’d be great if we could sort Linked Records by another field (like a date) or have a sort function on Gantt view to sort the groups by other fields somehow.
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Even on AirTable’s own “Whats New” product update page, they use a Grid View embed they’ve set to Card Layout on Desktop. But it’s fundamentally bad UX: Buttons open the card like anywhere else rather than the link itself! The point of a button is it goes somewhere different!!
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Small design request - please add Search for my installed Apps in Dashboard… I have quite a number of apps installed. It would be easier to search for them than to scroll down the list, it’s getting big. Yes I can have multiple dashboards, but getting to the list I need is 2 clicks. It’s easier to search for apps.
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When editing formulas and saving them, the focus of the table sometimes **bleep**s to left and right. It’s hard to track which field I have edited, if they are similar. Suggest Airtable highlights the header of the field that is currently being edited. And when they are at it, why not also highlight the header when the field is selected in any record. Right now only the cell of the field in the record is highlighted (blue frame). Why not also highlight the header, I don’t know maybe making the shading slightly darker or something like that.
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