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Expert knowledge

  • Formula Reference
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  • 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
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  • 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

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

  • Kanban plugin guide

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
  • Create external link for a base
  • 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

  • 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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  • Delete the complete team
  • Lock or delete a team member
  • Changing the team name
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  • Force two-factor authentication for the entire team
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  • Subscription packages
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Working with automations

  • Create an automation
  • Manage and edit automations
  • 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

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?

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rows comment

Contents
  • rows comment via the dropdown menu
  • rows comment via the detail view
  • Additional functions when commenting

In SeaTable you can comment rows , for example to give each other feedback within a team. There are two ways to access this feature.

rows comment via the dropdown menu #

  1. Move the mouse to the numbering of the row.
  2. Click the right mouse button to access the drop-down menu.
  3. Select the Comment option row .
  4. A new window will open where you can write comments.

Comment from rows

rows comment about the detail view #

  1. Open the detailed view of a row.
  2. Click the door icon in the newly appeared window.
  3. In the Comments category you can record comments.

Comment

Additional functions when commenting #

Add members to the dialog

You can draw members' attention to their comments by using the Plus symbol Add members of your team. In addition, you can also use the @-Symbol and the Name of the member to add members to the dialog. The member gets a Notification in SeaTable and will also be notified about new comments, even if no specific mention about @ takes place.

Display of the commented rows

In the Table view appear with commented rows Speech bubble icons, which also indicate the number of comments. However, the number is displayed only seven days.
Display comments within a row.

Delete comments and mark as done

Only the Creator himself has the possibility to delete his comments or mark them as done. Comments marked as done are highlighted by a green color.

Add images to a comment

You can also add images to comments. These will not be visible in any image column, but they can be called up in the attachment management.

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Updated on 22 November 2022
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