Coda Questions & Answers

To hide columns in a Coda table, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Right-click on the column header that you wish to hide
• Hit ‘Hide’

You can combine and calculate summaries based on the looked-up information by first creating a relation between your main data table and the lookup table, then utilizing the 'filter' function in a formula to select relevant data from the lookup table based on the matching value in your main table.

To add a toggle switch to an automation in Coda, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Press on the toggle switch in the upper right corner
• Click on Add Rule to create an automation
• Press on the toggle switch in the upper right part of the page to activate the automation

To hide the table title in Coda, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Hover over the table that you wish to hide
• Press in the ‘Options’ button in the top right corner
• Click on ‘Table display’
• Turn off the item that displays the table title.

To build a basic team hub in Coda, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Create a new document
• Use Coda’s text blocks, buttons and tables to add dedicated areas for important team data, such as a resource repository, project tracker, team roster table, meeting notes section, and an ‘About Us’ part describing the team's goal and values.

To use Coda's flexible blocks, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Open the document
• Hit Insert
• Press on the ‘Building blocks’ option

To optimize your Coda databases, break down your data into smaller, related groups. Use appropriate data types for each piece of information and connect these groups using relationships. Leverage Coda's built-in features to efficiently access and analyze your data.

To create a button in Coda that duplicates only visible rows in a table and overwrites specific field values, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Filter your table using <code> Filter() </code> to show only the rows you wish to duplicate
• Add a column to the table and insert a button
• Name the button 'Duplicate Row'
• Set Button Actions using <code>RunActions()</code> to define the actions
• Use <code>Table.AddRow()</code> to duplicate the row
• Use <code>ModifyRows()</code> within <code>AddRow()</code> to overwrite specific field values
• The button should reference <code>thisRow</code> to apply the action only to visible rows based on the filter
• Test the button

To use drag-and-drop templates in Coda, follow the steps given below:

• Open your Coda account
• Click on Explore in the top right corner
• Click on Templates
• Select a template
• Drag and drop the template to the desired location