Extensions are a feature that helps you unlock more power from your Airtable base. In this tutorial, I'm reviewing my three favorite extensions, as well as providing examples for using them so that you can get started quickly.
Extension #1: CSV Import
There's a great chance that you've...
New features from Airtable invite you to manage all your fields from one place! Now we can see a list of all fields, including the dependecies of those fields, descriptions, field IDs, etc. This makes editing your base so much easier than ever before!
In this tutorial I walk through how to...
Airtable has released a new feature for Interface Designer. We can now add a form directly in our interfaces! In this tutorial, I demonstrate how you can create a form and also how you can addhyperlinks in your interface to improve navigation between pages.
I also detail the limitations of the...
Document automation has never been easier thanks to a new automation from Airtable. This tutorial demonstrates how you can create a Google Doc from a single Airtable record. In this example, we build an invoice with just the click of a button.
If this inspires you to use more automation,...
Google Drive is a wonderful resource for storing and sharing files, but keeping it organized can be time consuming. This tutorial showcases an automation that will allow you to create new folders in Google Drive with the push of a button! Then, bring that data into Airtable so you store the...
Airtable continues to enhance their Interfaces with new features. In this tutorial I walk through how you can build an element for a linked relationship in your interface that allows you to add new records as well as sort your existing linked records.
In the tutorial, I highlight the...
Airtable recently released a new automation feature that enables the automatic creation of Google Docs! In this tutorial I break down the steps to creating an automation that uses this feature so that you can start implementing this new tool yourself.
In this example, I demonstrate how we can...
Deleting records in Airtable isn't something you should do often. Most of the time, it's preferable to archive data instead of delete it completely. However, there are instances where deleting records does make sense. For those scenarios, wouldn't you prefer to have an automation delete those...
When building a front-end app in Softr, you'll likely want to allow your users to create new records in Airtable. For this we have Softr forms, allowing you to add a straightforward Form Block to your page, allowing users to submit responses. While the block itself is straightforward, the use...
All software has limitations and Airtable is no exception! Time and time again, clients reach out to us asking if Airtable can solve specific problems, but we are always wary of these limitations from the tool. That said, limitations in Airtable are generally simple to solve by turning to...
Softr released a highly anticipated new feature that allows you to add comments to your Softr app. Now your team can collaborate on another level with the ability to chat directly in your app. The comments are automatically timestamped and the logged in user who left the comment is recorded....
Have you wanted to know how many times a record was edited? Counting edits manually isn't reliable, nor is it an effective use of time. Thank goodness for automation!
In this tutorial I walk throught the simple steps to create an automation to do exactly this. We create a trigger that watches...
