Can I make only the checkbox on a todo list editable?

[espresso]

I am amking a little admin panel, and I want to have a view of a todo list where only the checkbox can be edited and none of the text fields…

[Krunal_Sheth]

you can create a formula on your task name so task name would not be editable. here’s a small doc.

p.s. Welcome to community @espresso

[espresso]

ah! Such a simple solution. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it! Thank you!

[mallika]

Good one. Adding to -

Hide your table and other tips to prevent user errors

Dear @mallika, Thanks sharing these very helpful tips I am just wondering if there is a more simple way then logging in as a different user to see how this user will see the doc? Maybe I am not aware that certain content is not hidden for this user and in this way creating confusion. My suggestion would be the “doc map” to contain all users, showing what content is available for each of them. Thanks for your attention, //JP

[Filmos]

Another solution would be using dummy buttons (without any action when clicked) with labels set by formula.
You can also change column background to white to make it look slightly better.

This prevents opening “Edit formula” dialog when double-clicking the text field, but as a result the text is lighter.

P.S.
You can actually change the text color back to black using this trick, but I would really advise against that.