Adding and editing records in the grid

There is no Save button anywhere in Tabla, and that is the main thing to understand about editing. Every cell commits on its own, the moment you finish it, and the status strip at the bottom answers with Saved. The loop is: select, type, move on.

Add a row

1. Scroll to the bottom of the grid. The last row is the Add record row — a quiet + below the data.
2. Click it. A real record is created immediately, the grid scrolls to it, and its first cell opens for typing — so you can name the record in place without a second click.
3. Type, press Enter, keep going.

On a long table you don't have to scroll: a round + button floats at the bottom-left whenever the Add record row is off-screen, and does exactly the same thing. An empty table offers Add record and Import data… right in the grid.

New rows land at the bottom. If the view has a sort, the row files into its sorted place on the next reload.

Edit in place

Click a cell to select it, then:

• Type — the old value is replaced and you're editing. The spreadsheet reflex.
• Enter or double-click — opens the editor with the value intact, for changing part of it.
• Enter while editing — saves and moves on. Tab saves and moves along the row.
• Escape — cancels. The cell returns exactly as it was, nothing written.
• Backspace — clears the selected cell.

That's the whole grammar, and it's the same for every field type. The full key list — selection, ranges, the record panel — is in keyboard shortcuts.

Each type brings its own editor

What opens when you edit depends on the field:

• A select opens its choice menu — chips, type to filter, and an inline Add choice for a value that doesn't exist yet (select field).
• A date opens a calendar; typing 2026-08-12 works too (date field).
• A rating sets by clicking a star in the cell, or type the number.
• A checkbox has no editor at all — click toggles it.
• Long text grows into a floating editor over the grid; Shift+Enter adds a line.
• Links and attachments open their own pickers rather than a text editor.

What "Saved." promises

When the strip says Saved., the server has written the change and sent the record back — the row on your screen is the server's copy, not an optimistic guess. The message fades after 1.6 seconds because there is nothing further to do.

A write the server refuses says so instead, in a message that holds long enough to read (12 seconds) and names the problem — a duplicate in a unique field, a record someone else changed first (editing together), a record already in the trash. The cell snaps back to the truth; nothing is left painted that didn't save.

The questions people ask

Can I edit many cells at once? Select a range and paste over it, drag the fill handle, or press Backspace to clear it — each is one action and one undo step. Details in pasting.

Where's the rest of the record? The grid shows a row; the record panel shows the whole record in one column. Hover the row and click the expand button, or press Space.

I deleted the wrong row. Cmd+Z brings it back, and the trash holds it for 7 days either way — undo and redo explains the split.