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title: "Table Operations"
description: "Table Operations: Row, Column, Quick Import, Export & Import"
position: 510
category: "Product"
menuTitle: "Table Operations"
---
Once you have created a new NocoDB project you can open it, In the browser, the URL would be like `example.com/dashboard/#/nc/<project_id>` .
## Table
### Table Create
Now you can start creating new tables by simply clicking one of the following options.
- Click `Add new table` button
- Hover `Add new table` button in table menu, click three dots, use Quick Import to create
- Drag and drop CSV, JSON or Excel file to import
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A modal will be popped up. Input the corresponding info and enable or disable default columns and click `Submit` button.
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Click Show more for advanced settings.
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Note: You can't disable the `id` column since NocoDB needs a primary column for every table. You can rename it after the creation.
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After the successful submission, the table will be created and open as a new tab.
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### Table Rename
Right click on Table name on left hand project-tree menu, select `Rename`
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In modal popup, enter new table name and click `Submit` button
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### Table Delete
Right click on Table name on left hand project-tree menu, select `Delete`
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Click Yes to confirm the table deletion
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## Column
### Column Add
Click the `+` icon on the right corner of the table.
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After the click, it will show a menu and you can enter the column name and choose the column type. (See [Column Types ](./column-types ) for the full list).
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You can also click `Show more` for additional menu options.
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Click `Save` button to create the new column.
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### Column Edit
To edit column properties, click the down arrow, select `Edit` from the menu.
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You will be able to edit column name & associated datatype using pop-up modal. You can also click `Show more` for additional menu options.
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### Column Delete
To delete a column, click the down arrow, select `Delete` from the menu.
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Click `Yes` to confirm the column deletion.
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## Row
For adding new values to the table we need new rows, new rows can be added in two methods.
### Row Add (Using Form)
- Click the `+` icon in the toolbar of the table tab.
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- Then you can enter the values and click `Save row` .
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- After saving it will be there on your table.
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### Row Add (Using Table Row at bottom of page)
- Click the bottom row of the table `+ Add new row` .
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- A new empty row will be created
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### Row Add (Pressing Enter Key from Previous Row)
When you finish editing a cell and press Enter, the cell in the next row with the same column will be highlighted.
### Row Edit
You can start editing by any of the following methods
- Double click on cell to edit
- Click on cell and start typing (this way it will clear the previous content)
- Click on cell and press enter to start editing
- And it will automatically save on blur event or if inactive.
### Row Delete
Right-click on anywhere in the row and then from the context menu select `Delete Row` option.
Bulk delete is also possible by selecting multiple rows by using the checkbox in first column and then `Delete Selected Rows` options from the right click context menu.
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## Quick Import
You can use Quick Import when you have data from external sources such as Airtable, CSV file or Microsoft Excel to an existing project by either
- Hover `Add new table` button in table menu, click three dots, use Quick Import to create
- Drag and drop CSV, JSON or Excel file to import
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### Import Airtable into an Existing Project
- See < a href = "./import-airtable-to-sql-database-within-a-minute-for-free" > here</ a >
### Import CSV data into an Existing Project
- Hover `Add new table` button in table menu, click three dots, and click `CSV file`
- Drag & drop or select files (at most 5 files) to upload or specify CSV file URL, and Click Import
- **Auto-Select Field Types**: If it is checked, column types will be detected. Otherwise, it will default to `SingleLineText` .
- **Use First Row as Headers**: If it is checked, the first row will be treated as header row.
- **Import Data**: If it is checked, all data will be imported. Otherwise, only table will be created.
- You can revise the table name by double clicking it, column name and column type. By default, the first column will be chosen as < a href = "./primary-value" target = "_blank" > Primary Value</ a > and cannot be deleted.
- Click `Import` to start importing process. The table will be created and the data will be imported.
### Import Excel data into an Existing Project
- Hover `Add new table` button in table menu, click three dots, and click `Microsoft Excel`
- Drag & drop or select file (at most 1 file) to upload or specify Excel file URL and Click Import.
- **Auto-Select Field Types**: If it is checked, column types will be detected. Otherwise, it will default to `SingleLineText` .
- **Use First Row as Headers**: If it is checked, the first row will be treated as header row.
- **Import Data**: If it is checked, all data will be imported. Otherwise, only table will be created.
- You can revise the table name, column name and column type. By default, the first column will be chosen as < a href = "./primary-value" target = "_blank" > Primary Value</ a > and cannot be deleted.
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Note: If your Excel file contains multiple sheets, each sheet will be stored in a separate table.
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- Click `Import` to start importing process. The table(s) will be created and the data will be imported to the corresponding table(s).
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## Export Data
You can export your data from a table as a CSV file by clicking the down arrow next to Table name and hover on `Download` . Currently only CSV and XLSX formats are supported for export.
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## Import Data
You can import your data in CSV format to a table by clicking the down arrow next to Table name and hover on `Upload` . Currently only CSV format is supported for upload.
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