We just created a new Airtable course to teach teams how to use Airtable. One of the things that was requested from our beta testing group was for some sort of certification at the end of the course. So naturally we knew we'd need to create an automated process for this!
Thanks to a little help...
It's common to have a recurring automation that should trigger on an interval of your choosing. While there is a specific trigger that allows you to schedule automation, it is limited in a number of ways. But with a little effort, it's possible to build a more advanced (and customizable)...
Airtable's Interface Designer continues to improve! Recently new actions were added to interface buttons. In this video, I walk through two of these new functions: Triggering an Automation and Directing to another Interface Page.
Triggering an automation was only possible previously with a...
Airtable URLs follow distinct patterns. If you understand how these URLs are constructed, it will allow you to work faster in Airtable by reducing the number of clicks you perform to get where you need to go.
In this training I break down the three main pillars of Airtable: Data, Automation, and...
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...
