Manage the rows in a table

Manage the rows in a table as described in the following sections:

Add a row

To add a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To insert a row after the last row in the table:
      • Click + Add row to add an empty row
      • Click  to open the Create row dialog, enter the row contents, and click Save.
    • To insert a row above a row, right-click the row and select Insert row above
    • To insert a row after the currently selected row, click Shift-Enter.

A blank row is added to the table.

Edit a row

Edit a row directly in the table or by opening the row in the record view.

You can copy and paste directly from Google Sheets or Google Docs into a table in the grid layout . You'll need to create identical column names and types in the AppSheet database table before copying the data. Any tab-separated content can be pasted across multiple columns within a table. Note the following:
  • Pasting data over Lookup column data types is not supported
  • Pasting values that do not match the options in a drop-down column results in the values being removed

To open the row in the record view:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click the row and select Open in record view.
    The Edit Row from tablename dialog opens.
  4. Edit the row details.
  5. Click Save.

Copy the contents of a cell in a row

To copy the contents of a cell in a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click the cell that you want to copy and select Copy.
  4. Right-click the cell where you want to paste the content and select Paste.

Duplicate a row

To duplicate a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click the row and select Duplicate row.

The row is added immediately after the copied row.

Add a comment to a row

Tagging people in a comment is not yet supported. 

To add a comment to a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Position your cursor in the numeric tracking column associated with the row and click one of the following: 
    • Add column to AppSheet database icon if there are no comments
    •  if there are existing comments
    Add a comment to a AppSheet database row
  4. In the Comments dialog, do one of the following:
    • To start a new thread, click New Comment Thread, enter a comment, and click Comment.
    • To reply to an existing thread, click the thread, enter a comment, and click Reply.
    • To delete an entire comment thread, in the first comment select  More > Delete comment thread, then click  OKto confirm the delete operation.
    • To delete a reply, in any reply in the thread select  More > Delete reply, then click  OKto confirm the delete operation.
  5. Click anywhere outside of the dialog to close it.

View row history and restore a row

See  View the change history and restore changes .

Get the link to a row

Get the link to a row to share with collaborators.

To get the link to a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click the row and select Get link to this row.
  4. Share the link with collaborators.

Clear row values

To clear the values within a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click in the row in the first (numeric) column of the row.
  4. Select Clear row values.

Delete a row

To delete a row:

  1. Open the database in the database editor .
  2. Select the table tab.
  3. Right-click the row and select Delete.

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