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Kuovonne's Guide to Airtable
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Kuovonne's Guide to Airtable
Kuovonne's Guide to Airtable
Fields
Overview of fields types
Editable Field Types
Computed Field Types
Field Types by Formula Data Type
Field Types in Scripting
All Field Types
Specific field types
Formula fields
Demystifying Formulas (DareTable 2022)
Rollup fields
Select fields
Attachment fields
Uploading Attachments
Attachment Size
Attachment URLS
Thumbnails
Converting Field Types
Naming fields
Metadata fields
Simple Metadata Fields
Data Validation
Additional Dependencies
Original Record URL (Thumbprint) Field
Column Divider Fields
DareTable 2023 Presentation
Field dependencies
Formulas
Formula Field Reference
Writing Formulas
Using AI to Write Formulas
General tips for writing formulas
Testing for Blank Values
Drafting Formulas in Parts
Function versus Operator
Typing Special Characters
Commenting Formulas
Formulas to avoid
Formatting Formulas
Basic Rules
Nested IF formulas
SWITCH Formulas
Operators
Specific Formulas
Ranges of Numbers Values
Comma Separated List of Fields Values with Optional Fields
Earliest / latest date across columns
List Fields Values (one per line) with Optional Fields
Rounding a date to the half year
Url of Interface Page for a record
Removing varying items from a list
Data Type Conversion in Formulas
Text to Numbers
Numbers to Text
Data type conversions with Dates
Troubleshooting Formulas
Formulas that won't save
Hiding or showing #ERROR!
Troubleshooting date/time/duration formulas
Troubleshooting numeric formulas
Troubleshooting formulas with lookups
Troubleshooting text formulas
Automations
Triggering automations
Triggering automations for typed values
Triggering automations on existing records
Sending Emails
Ways to send emails
Using links in emails
Emailing Attachments
Accessing updated record values
Third party automations
Managing automation runs
Templates
Templates for record values
Templates using field values
Controlling Access
Sharing a base
Access control considerations
Techniques for limited access
Airtable interface
Share link access
Synced table
Prefilled forms + Automations
3rd party portal
3rd party webhook
Preventing base duplication
Specific Solutions
Most recent form submission for ermail
Email digest of a person’s records
Sum of Multiple Select choices
Link to multiple records based on select choices
Dropping Lowest Score (top 4 of 5)
Identify the position of a record in a linked record field (top 4 of 6)
Sequential Numbering of Records
Ending a list of rollup items with ", and"
Miscellaneous
Web API Calls for External Integrations
Getting paid to work with Airtable
Hiring a consultant
Airtable Communities
Suggestion for this guide
Future Content Ideas
🚧Normalized Design
Tidying Fields
Automations
Design Principles
Vocabulary
Use cases
Templates
Backend
Named formulas
MiniContent
hidden pages for future use
Linked Record Fields
Automations
Choosing a trigger
Record based triggers
Time based triggers
Webhook trigger
Interfaces
🚧Views
Selecting Data to Show
Filtering Records
Showing and Hiding Fields
Grouping and Sorting Records
Record Coloring & Row Height
View Types
Grid View
Kanban View
Calendar View
Timeline View
Form View
List View
Gantt View
Gallery View
Picking a field type
Text fields
Single select vs Checkbox
Select vs Linked record
Number versus Currency
Number vs Text
Duration vs Number
Fields
Metadata fields
Metadata fields
Simple Metadata Fields
Data Validation
Additional Dependencies
Original Record URL (Thumbprint) Field
Column Divider Fields
DareTable 2023 Presentation
Metadata fields tell you data about your data.
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