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Sunlight_Future
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

When we were using Microsoft Access it had really simple Design View interface on a table to manage the table structure, ordering fields, adding new fields, setting the datatype etc. Iโ€™m not looking for all the same functionality but Iโ€™m reminded of it when using Airtable managing views on field-heavy tables.

Managing the fields on these tables via the Hide Fields dropdown menu is slow and clumsy and my browser freezes when Iโ€™m pulling fields up/down the list. With the table view sprawling horizontally thereโ€™s too much lateral scrolling for what should be such a simple operation. The multi-select feature for fields made a bit of a difference, but being able to view the fields in a way that better utilises screen area would be a bit improvement for me.

I would love to see a dedicated design view for an Airtable View. Iโ€™d take that over the Hide Fields menu any day!

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ScottWorld
18 - Pluto
18 - Pluto

Just this morning, Airtable added a new โ€œManage Fieldsโ€ panel which you can get to by right-clicking on a table name.

Sunlight_Future
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Iโ€™m clearly more powerful that I could have ever imagined :winking_face:

Thatโ€™s truly fantastic news. Thanks for the reply.