Column Types

Introduction

You may have noticed that Tablomat shows column titles in header cells, like below ...

This reflects an important difference between Tablomat and traditional editors like Excel (where column titles are written on the first row) ...

Tablomat is strict about the type of data entered in each column, and enforces consistency by limiting each column to a single name and type.

Editing Columns

Column types are inferred automatically when loading a sheet, but can also be edited by clicking the ellipsis icon () at the right side of the toolbar then "Edit Columns" to bring up this panel ...

Types

Tablomat supports the following types:

1. Text

2. List

3. Rich Text (HTML)

4. Files

5. Number

6. Boolean

7. Single Select

Types tell Tablomat how to display, edit and validate data. The following subsections will go into the details of how each type behaves.

You can learn about the individual types by clicking "Next" below, or skip to the next section Uploading Images to continue reading on Tablomat's features.