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+1 on a โFormโ Block or more generalized โInput(s)โ block that would optionally generate a record. I need this to create various calculators. Our sales team needs to enter variables into a form which generates a value. Currently there is no view in airtable that supports having a form in the same context as its generated record.
+1 however I think having the Forms view actually operate as a view instead of a data entry tool would be great. That way a) you could enter data while viewing the context of that data within the record, but also b) you could use the Form view to organize the information in your base and view it contextually (e.g. all info about your client in a simple data card instead of as a row in a spreadsheet).
Gallery is closest, but to be able to customize the layout (throwing back to early FileMaker Pro/MS Access days) to be able to view in customized order would be the dream here. Thanks for pointing that out!
Itโs close, but optimally has this amount of information (see attached) visible in one screen (i.e. with no scrolling) and can be customized, moving and resizing fields to optimize that visual space.
Jeremy, you kind of nailed it, though tbh, it looks like the Page Designer block is more what Iโm looking for (though data entry in that view would be handy). I didnโt know much about blocks and certainly hadnโt discovered Page Designer. Iโm not an upgraded user, but Iโd definitely consider upgrading to access this feature if it works the way I think it does.
The Page Designer block allows you to design a layout by placing and formatting your โFieldsโ onto a page -
example:
You have a โProject Nameโ field, a โStart Dateโ field, an โEnd Dateโ field, and a โPhotoโ attachment field.
You can drag โProject Nameโ as a field onto the page, place it at the top, change the font/size/weight to make it a page header kind of deal.
Then drag โStart Dateโ onto the page underneath the header, format font/size/weight.
Then drag an adhoc โFormatted Textโ object onto the page, type a " - " into it, and place it after the โStart Dateโ field.
Then drag โEnd Dateโ onto the page to the right of the โStart Dateโ " - " you have on the page, and format.
Then drag the โPhotoโ attachment field onto the page where you want - size it, give it a border, etc.
And end up with something like this (mind, I havenโt gone to the effort to replace those deleted fieldsโฆ):
And once the layout is made you can apply the layout to each record in the table that the block references (ex. โProjectsโ). You can click through each record using the arrows at the top, or search for a specific record to pull it up.