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First steps

  • Glossary of terms used by SeaTable
  • What is SeaTable?
  • Registration and login
  • The first base
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Use SeaTable

  • Use SeaTable
  • Bases
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  • Grouping, sorting and filtering
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  • Data import and export
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Expert knowledge

  • Formula Reference
  • Webhooks
  • API tokens
  • Zapier Integration
  • DTABLE file format

Working with groups

  • Introduction to working with groups
  • Create a new group
  • Rename a group
  • Change the order of the groups
  • Copy a Base to a Group
  • Release a Base to a Group
  • Share individual spreadsheets of a base
  • Delete a group
  • Create a folder
  • Move a Base to a Folder
  • Get workspace ID of a group
  • Add a Base to Favorites

Group members and permissions

  • Add a team member to a group
  • Assign permissions in a group
  • Transfer a group to another user
  • Group members and their permissions

Manage bases

  • Introduction to working with bases and tables
  • Create a new base
  • Creating a Base Using a Template
  • Duplicate an existing base
  • Delete a Base
  • How to add a description to a base
  • Customize the appearance of a base (icon and color)

Working in tables

  • Add a table in a base
  • Move a table
  • Link tables with each other
  • Delete a table from a base
  • Restore a deleted table
  • Use of emojis in table name
  • Adding data via copy-and-paste
  • Search and replace values
  • Find a cell or value in a table
  • Keyboard shortcuts and key combinations

Data import

  • What import formats does SeaTable support?
  • Import Excel files into SeaTable
  • Data import using CSV in SeaTable
  • Data import from Microsoft Access into SeaTable
  • Data import from Google Sheets into SeaTable
  • Limitations of CSV/Excel import
  • Tips and tricks when importing CSV or XLSX files
  • Import CSV records into an existing base
  • Creating a base from a DTABLE file

History and versions

  • Data recovery options with SeaTable
  • Restore a deleted Base
  • Retrieve tables, rows and columns from the recycle bin
  • Undo actions
  • Undo changes via the logs
  • Saving the current Base as a Snapshot
  • Restoring a snapshot
  • Saving a base as a DTABLE file

Working with columns

  • Overview of all column types
  • Adding a column
  • The specifics of the first column
  • Adding a column description
  • How to customize the column type
  • Duplicate a column
  • Customize the first column
  • Double column height
  • Hide column arrows

Text and numbers

  • The numbers column
  • The Automatic Number column type
  • The e-mail column and its use
  • The URL column

File and image attachments

  • The file column
  • How to remove attachments permanently
  • Differences between image and file column
  • The preview of image files
  • Delete images and files from a row
  • Access to deleted attachments

Selection columns

  • Create a single selection column
  • Adding options to a single-selection column
  • Changing the order of single-selection options
  • Cascading a single selection
  • Export and import options in single or multiple selection columns
  • The checkbox column
  • The rating column

Links

  • How to link tables together in SeaTable
  • The Lookup Formula
  • The rollup formula
  • The Countlinks Formula

Formulas

  • Basics of SeaTable formulas
  • Formula example: Simple multiplication with a formula
  • Formula example: Merging text columns with the help of a formula
  • Formula example: Logical if operators for comparing values
  • Formula example: Search for a word in a text
  • Formula example: Calculate the duration of a vacation
  • Formula example: Calculate days to an event
  • Differences between formulas in Excel and SeaTable

Date, duration and people

  • The date column
  • The duration column
  • The columns Creator and Created
  • The employee column
  • The "Last edited" and "Last edited" columns

Other columns

  • The geoposition column
  • The button
  • Send an e-mail via button
  • Save a PDF document by button in a column

Work with rows

  • Adding a row
  • Select multiple rows
  • Duplicate a row
  • Locking a row
  • Change the order of rows
  • Delete a row
  • Display of changes on a row

Line details

  • What is the rows-ID?
  • How to find out who added a row ?
  • rows comment
  • Print row details

View basics

  • What is a view?
  • Create a new view
  • Rename a view
  • Delete a view
  • Differences between private and normal views
  • Duplicating views
  • Printing a view
  • Change the order of views
  • Group views in folders

View options

  • Filtering entries in a view
  • Link filter rules with AND and OR
  • Sorting entries in a view
  • Grouping entries in a view
  • Adjust row height
  • Hide and move columns
  • Cell coloring
  • Color marking of rows
  • Adjust the number of fixed columns
  • Lock views

View releases

  • Sharing a view with a team member
  • Create external link for a view

Working with plugins

  • What is a plugin?
  • Activate a plugin in a Base

Calendar plugin

  • Calendar plugin guide
  • Create new calendar entries in the calendar plugin
  • Create multiple calendars for one Base

Gallery plugin

  • Gallery plugin guide
  • Add a new row via the gallery plugin

Kanban plugin

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Web forms

  • Creating a web form
  • Prefill form fields via URL
  • Conditional display of individual form fields
  • Configuration options and visual adjustments of a web form

Team collaboration

  • How collaboration works in SeaTable
  • Base and view shares at a glance
  • Groups for collaboration

Authorisations

  • Overview of all permissions
  • table permissions set
  • Create custom share

Release links

  • Create invitation link
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  • Create a user share
  • Releasing a Base to a Group
  • Differences between invitation links and external links

Comments

  • The comment function in SeaTable

Team management

  • Unlock a team member
  • The functions of the team management in the overview
  • Groups and their members in the team management
  • Bases in the team management
  • View all access permissions of a Base
  • Empty the recycle bin in team management
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  • Make a team member an administrator
  • Delete the complete team
  • Lock or delete a team member
  • Changing the team name
  • Create a new group
  • Force two-factor authentication for the entire team
  • Enable two-factor authentication for a team member
  • View the terms of use or privacy policy
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  • Where can I find my invoices?
  • Plus or Enterprise subscription booking
  • Change current subscription: Customize package, duration and team size
  • Cancel the subscription
  • Customize billing address
  • Deposit of the tax ID
  • Change credit card
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  • Subscription packages
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Working with automations

  • Automation overview
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  • Create an automation
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  • Show execution log of an automation
  • Stop automations
  • Delete automations
  • Automation Trigger
  • Automation actions
  • Why can't I find the automations in my base?

Automation examples

  • rows Lock by automation
  • Linking entries via automation

Third party email

  • Set up Gmail to send emails via SMTP

Common data sets

  • Functionality of shared data sets
  • Create a common data set
  • Synchronization of a common data set
  • Create a new table with a common record
  • Add columns to a table created with a common data set
  • Sharing a common record with another group
  • Deleting a common record
  • Why do shared records only work in groups?

Big Data

  • rows Move to the Big Data backend
  • To create a Big Data view
  • Enabling the Big Data backend in a Base
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Version 1.8

Contents
  • Version 1.8.4
  • Version 1.8.3
  • Version 1.8.2
  • Version 1.8.1
  • Version 1.8.0

This changelog is only available in English

Version 1.8.4 #

(Released: 22-Mar-2021)

  • Fixed Initial center point of the Map plugin improved
  • Fixed Problems with the team admin's user management page
  • Fixed Time display problem in the email notification
  • Fixed Timeline plugin: Grouping problem under single select type
  • Fixed UI problem with the deduplication plugin

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Version 1.8.3 #

(Released: 22-Mar-2021)

  • Added SeaTable as desktop web app (Chrome)
  • Fixed A base's forms are not deleted when the base is deleted
  • Fixed bugs with the creation time and undoing features
  • Fixed font size problems with printing
  • Fixed Linked records display problem with custom sharing permissions
  • Fixed problem when copying an imported template to a group
  • Fixed Problems when changing other data types into single/multiple select types
  • Fixed Problems with the team admin's API request to get user info
  • Fixed The API request "List Rows" does not include formula results
  • Fixed UI problem when creating a new button column
  • Updated Common dataset share to group dialogue improvement
  • Updated Group label text vertical alignment
  • Updated Images in long texts in an external link base can be enlarged
  • Updated In the statistics figures the items can be dragged to re-order
  • Updated Link columns can be chosen from the formula editor
  • Updated Third-party email account can be used to send test emails

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Version 1.8.2 #

(Released: 17-Mar-2021)

  • Added countlinks() function to count number of linked items
  • Fixed Date type problem when changing the format from European to ISO
  • Fixed Linking column operation not recorded in the activity log
  • Fixed Nested formula column becomes empty after exporting to Excel
  • Fixed Operations that are not recognized are marked as unrecognized in the activities log
  • Fixed Problems when copying and pasting column types including duration
  • Fixed weeknum() function problem
  • Removed redundant codes in the notification rules in the dtable-web
  • Updated Color of the table header's lock is red now
  • Updated Common dataset synchronization performance optimization
  • Updated Custom notification instruction wording improvement
  • Updated Press Enter to confirm new view creation
  • Updated Search function extended to collaborator and select columns
  • Updated Users can empty their own base trash bin
  • Updated When view setting is locked, row height cannot be changed

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Version 1.8.1 #

(Released: 17-Mar-2021)

  • Added User instruction added for the custom message in the notification rule setting
  • Fixed bugs in the created and modified time values when exported to Excel
  • Fixed Data collection table mobile terminal editing problem
  • Fixed Data loss problem when changing column types
  • Fixed Error when changing other types into formula type
  • Fixed Long text editor: when changed into an unordered list an empty item is created
  • Fixed Pasted cells should be selected after pasting
  • Fixed problem when copying text into a long text editor
  • Fixed problem with the auto number type
  • Updated A feedback is given after a button action is executed
  • Updated Documentation of "Tell a friend" improved
  • Updated Single/multiple select options can be created by copying a text

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Version 1.8.0 #

(Released: 17-Mar-2021)

  • Added API requests to upload/update plugins
  • Added button column type
  • Added Common dataset
  • Added Customizable row height (2x, 3x, or 4x)
  • Added Data collection form
  • Added Deduplication plugin
  • Added External link and embed page for a single view
  • Added filter conditions for single select options: added "is any of" and "is none of".
  • Added option to set a form submission deadline
  • Added Possibility to add advanced column types on the mobile device
  • Added Possibility to generate a base external link on the mobile device
  • Added right-click to copy a row's URL
  • Added Row contents can be filled into notification rules by using {columnName} in the custom message
  • Added SeaTable JavaScript: Support to get current table and row
  • Added Shared view name (appearance in the base library)
  • Added System admin page for data collection forms
  • Added Tables created from the common dataset are marked with a symbol
  • Added User can send emails in the SeaTable JavaScript with their own email host
  • Fixed Accumulative fixes for the long text editor
  • Fixed Custom sharing permission minor bug fixes
  • Fixed Entering page/per_page on the organization admin page won't jump to the desired page
  • Fixed Filtered data problem after changing multiple select options
  • Fixed Importing CSV again after importing it may cause data loss
  • Fixed Number precision and percentage format problem
  • Fixed Possible problems when quoting single select options from another table
  • Fixed Problems when printing with Ctrl+P
  • Fixed Problems when undoing with Ctrl+Z after creating multiple rows
  • Fixed URL mistake when copying it from an expanded notification dialog
  • Fixed When deleted a group, the base sharing logs to this group are not removed
  • Updated Asset preview page re-designed
  • Updated Column permission: Columns that cannot be edited are marked gray
  • Updated Group expanding animation optimized
  • Updated List rows, list rows by filter API improvement
  • Updated notification rules improvement
  • Updated Now you can modify sharing permissions in the base sharing dialogue
  • Updated SeaTable Script: Copy function optimized
  • Updated Sort: Multiple select and checkbox columns can be sorted
  • Updated Use + and - in the formula to add/subtract days from a date column
  • Updated When clicking on a notification, related notifications are marked as read too

For a detailed introduction to the new features, refer to Release Note 1.8.
For comments or questions: We would be glad to welcome you on the SeaTable Forum.

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