Settings: "General" tab

In the settings you will find other possibilities to customize Tables according to your needs.

You can reach the settings dialog through the system menu in the upper left corner of the main window. From there, you can easily fine-tune your settings using the three tabs "General", "Customize" and "Advanced".

Opening the settings dialog

Workflow to open the settings dialog:

1. Click on the System menu in the top right corner of the Tables main window
2. Click on "Settings" to open the settings dialog

Note: All settings that you make in this dialog
are stored user-specific on your computer.

"General" tab

Settings of the "General" tab

Start template

Tables always starts with a personal table that is stored in your user directory. However, you can also enter a central path as the storage location in order to have a table template as the start table for lists throughout your company.

Update table

If you want to use Excel formulas in your table and process values with them, you should deactivate this function. This does not apply to formulas, which you can include as a column in your spreadsheet like a parameter.

Do not use the auto-detect feature if you find that number formats are not properly captured. This can happen if a number or date format is entered in a text parameter.

Apply table modification

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Backups

Just like Revit, Tables can create backup copies, the number assignment of which is based on that of the Revit files.

Check for updates

If you are able to perform installations on your own on your computer, then you can use this help tool to alert you to the latest version of Tables.

Status: 14.08.2023