nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/030.setup-and-usages/110.display-value.md

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title: "Display Value"
description: "Understanding Display Value in NocoDB!"
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## What is a Display Value ?

- Display Value as the name stands is the primary or main value within a row of a table that you generally associate that row with.
- It should be usually associated with a column which is uniquely identifiable. However, this uniqueness is not enforced at the database level.
- Before v0.105.0, Display Value was known as Primary Value.

## What is the use of Display Value ?
- Within a spreadsheet, Display Value are always highlighted so that it is easier to recognise what row we are in.
- And when LinkToAnotherRecord is created between two tables - it is the Display Value that appears in LinkToAnotherRecord column.

#### Example : Display Value highlighted in Actor table

![display value](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/assets/86527202/f3773b9b-cd0e-411c-843f-9e37796a6600)

#### Example : Display Value associated when Links field

The value shown in `Link Records` modal when adding a new link is associated records `Display value`
![display value- links field](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/assets/86527202/69eb206f-3796-4587-97cd-0c389053a20a)


## How to set Display Value ?

Click down arrow in the target column. Click `Set as Display Value`.

![display value set](https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb/assets/86527202/d5f09946-5654-46fe-8ecb-107fc9714219)



## How is Display Value identified for existing database tables ?

- It is usually the first column after the primary key which is not a number.
- If there is no column which is not a number then the column adjacent to primary key is chosen.

## Can I change the Display Value to another column within tables ?

- Yes, you can use the same way mentioned above to set Display Value.