Control columns and density
Show or hide columns, reorder them and change their width. Choose the density to set how many rows show per page.
Before you start · for managers and agentsEditing columns: the edit permission on the unit
Before you start · for managers and agents
Editing columns: the edit permission on the unit
- You need: Editing columns: the edit permission on the unit
Steps
1
Open Manage Fields in the view.
2
Show or hide columns, and drag them to change their order.
3
Drag a column’s edge to change its width.
4
Under Density in the view’s menu, choose Expanded, Default or Narrow.
Density
View
Expanded
Default
Narrow
Table
25 rows
50 rows
100 rows
Kanban or grouped table
20 cards per column
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40 cards per column
Density changes only the number of rows per page. It doesn’t change which records show.
Shared columns
The column layout is the same for everyone who opens the view. System columns, such as assignee, created date and created by, can be hidden.
If something goes wrong
What you see
Why
What to do
“The primary name field can’t be hidden”
You tried to hide the name column.
Leave it showing and make it narrower.
My columns suddenly changed
A teammate changed the layout of the same view.
Create a view just for your team.
A real example
Shield Security Co.
The situation
The contracts table has 30 columns, and the technicians get lost in it.
What they did
- The manager created a “Technicians” view with only 6 columns and Narrow density.
The result
A technician sees 100 contracts per page, with the columns that matter to them.
A made-up company, to show the idea. The numbers are rounded.
Good to know
A column’s width is between 40 and 1,200 pixels.
The primary name column can’t be hidden.
Up to 200 rows per page.
A Kanban card shows up to 8 fields.
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