Learn how to customize your table display by hiding or showing various elements.
Sometimes, you may want to hide gridlines or column headers in your table to change the way that it's displayed. Or you may want to collapse your table under a heading and don't need its title to show. This article will walk through the various visual customization options.
📣 If you're looking to entirely change up the view type of your table - say from table to calendar view, card view, or detail view - check out this article instead.
Within this article, you'll find...
Access the table display options
The table display panel is your hub for customizing the look of your table. To open this panel, follow these steps:
Hover over the table
Select Options in the upper-right corner
From the pop-up menu, select Table display
List of table display settings
Within the table display settings, you will find all the different display options, including...
Pin expand row button: For easy row expanding, toggle this setting on.
Button new row button: A built-in button that appears, on hover, at the bottom of a table and allows users to add new rows
Gridlines: Toggle off to hide the gridlines of the table.
Freeze columns: Freeze a select number of columns that will remain in view while scrolling horizontally. Learn more here.
Row height: Set the row height for the view. Use the All lines option if you want the height of each row to be automatically set by the number of lines of text in that row (thus enabling text wrapping). Or if you prefer a fixed row height, choose between 1 line, 2 lines, and 3 lines.
Show subitems: Show or hide subitems on a view-by-view basis.
Table title: Toggle off to hide the table's title from view.
Above new row button: Choose whether to include a built-in button that will appear above the table, allowing users to quickly add new rows via an expanded view.
Search: Toggle on to display a search bar that allows for per-user search across all columns and rows.
New column button: A built-in button that will appear in the upper right corner of your table and allow users to quickly add a new column
Set column headers: Select the height of your column headers (1, 2, or 3 lines), or hide column headers entirely by selecting none.
Note that some of the above options may not be available for Packs sync tables.
Other table customizations
Beyond the table display settings, check out the links below for other ways to customize the appearance and display of your table.
Lock your tables and views to prevent accidental changes or deletions
Use conditional formatting to add color and formatting to your table
Make tables collapsible and expandable
Group your table data by common values
Choose from different display types, including calendars, timelines, charts, and more
Related resources
Coda Tip video: Hide table titles
Coda Tip video: Create dynamic table titles