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Tables

Inside a note you can insert simple tables to organize content into rows and columns — a comparison grid, a list of items with a few properties, or a small schedule. This page shows how to insert a table, fill in and navigate the cells, use the table's floating toolbar to add, move, and remove rows and columns, merge and split cells, resize column widths, and color cell backgrounds. For truly structured data (with field types, filters, and calculations), use the Bases module, which has its own page.

Insert a table

A table is a block like any other, and there are two ways to insert one: through the "/" menu (a ready-made table appears instantly) or through the "Table" button in the toolbar (you choose the size first).

Through the "/" menu

  1. 1Place the cursor where the table should go.
  2. 2Type "/" to open the insert menu.
  3. 3Start typing "table" to filter the list and choose "Table".
  4. 4A 3 × 3 table with a header row is inserted right away — you adjust the size afterwards.

Through the toolbar button

  1. 1Click the "Table" button in the editor toolbar.
  2. 2In the "Choose size" grid, hover to preview the number of columns and rows (up to 8 × 8).
  3. 3Check or uncheck "Header row" to decide whether the first row is a header.
  4. 4Click the highlighted cell to insert the table at that size.
The size you pick is just the starting point: you can add or remove rows and columns at any time from the table's floating toolbar.

Fill in and navigate the cells

Each cell accepts text with the usual formatting. To move around the table without the mouse:

Moves to the next cell. On the last cell, it creates a new row and continues there.Tab
Goes back to the previous cell.Shift + Tab
Move the cursor through the text and from one cell to the next.Arrow keys

The table's floating toolbar

When the cursor is inside a table, a floating toolbar appears with all the table actions. This is where you grow, reorganize, and shrink the table.

Rows

  • "Insert row above" and "Insert row below" add a row next to the current one.
  • "Move row up" and "Move row down" reorder the current row.
  • "Delete row" removes the row the cursor is in.

Columns

  • "Insert column left" and "Insert column right" add a column beside the current one.
  • "Move column left" and "Move column right" reorder the current column.
  • "Delete column" removes the column the cursor is in.

Cells and structure

  • "Merge cells" joins the selected cells into one (select several cells by clicking and dragging across them).
  • "Split cell" undoes a merge, breaking the cell back apart.
  • "Toggle header row" turns the first row's header style on or off.
  • "Delete table" removes the whole table.

Resize columns

Columns have adjustable width, handy when one column has short text and another has long text.

  • Place the mouse over the border between two columns.
  • When the cursor changes to the resize icon, drag left or right.
  • Release at the desired width — each column keeps a minimum width so it never disappears.

Cell background color

To highlight results, headers, or totals, you can give cells a background color.

  1. 1Click the cell — or select several by clicking and dragging across them.
  2. 2In the table's floating toolbar, click "Cell background" (the paint bucket icon).
  3. 3Pick one of the ready-made colors, choose your own with "Custom", or use "No color" to clear it.
  4. 4The color applies to every selected cell.
The color is purely visual, for emphasis; it does not assign meaning or change the cell content. It also adapts automatically to dark mode.

Note table vs. the Bases module

The editor table is for simple content, written by hand inside the note. It does not understand data types, and it does not filter or calculate.

If you need structured data with field types, filters, sorting, and calculations, use the Bases module (its own page in this help center). You can also show one of its tables inside a note with a "Table reference" — see the "Embeds" page.