For decades, you were asked to choose between creating a doc or a spreadsheet. In Coda, we brought tables and text together. But we didn’t crack it entirely. There were still things you could do in a canvas but not in a table, like adding a Dory.
Our newly-launched canvas column type changes all of that. Now you can truly connect structured and unstructured information together—along with Coda’s building blocks. Canvas columns are collaborative, so multiple people can make edits at the same time. And they give you the ability to comment within a table cell.
Here are some tips to help you get started:
- Click on the canvas icon in your canvas column.
Once you’re there, add any Coda building block, including text, tables, and views. Embed images. Collapse text. Create bulleted lists. Or add a Dory to capture your team’s feedback.
- A canvas column works like any other column!
Hide it, rename it , re-order it, and formulaically reference values in the canvas cells. Try adding a canvas column to a card view to create a more user-friendly product roadmap, while still referencing the information you want to see in your page.
It took a large portion of our team and the last two years to rebuild our editor to give you the flexibility of the canvas inside of a table. And now we’re ready for you to try it. Looking for inspiration? Here are a few docs from the Gallery that might help:
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