Updating multiple fields with bulk field actions

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2.  Open your desired base.

3.  Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4.  Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key). 

   1.  Release on the field you want to end on.

5.  Click any field header to see a complete list of permission options.

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2.  Open your desired base.

3. Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4.  Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key). 

   1.  Release on the field you want to end on. 

5.  Click Edit permissions.

   1.  This action opens a settings window allowing users to add/revoke permissions for the selected fields. 

NOTE

Once the permission level is set, you can optionally toggle on/off the ability to update forms through Airtable forms or automations. 

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2. Open your desired base.

3. Click Tools in the top right corner. 

4. Click Manage fields and select the fields you want to delete. 

5. Click Actions and select Delete fields.

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2. Open your desired base.

3. Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4. Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key). 

   1. Release on the field you want to end on.

5. Click any field header to see a complete list of permission options. 

6. Select Group by fields. 

   1. This action will automatically group the grid view by the selected fields in the order they appear in your current view—learn more in our Grouping records in Airtable article.

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2. Open your desired base.

3. Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4. Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key).  

   1. Release on the field you want to end on.

5. Click any field header to see a complete list of permission options. 

6. Select Filter by these fields. 

   1. This will automatically create filter conditions based on those fields which you can adjust as needed.

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2. Open your desired base.

3. Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4. Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key). 

   1. Release on the field you want to end on.

5. Click any field header to see a complete list of permission options. 

6. Select Hide fields. 

   1. Once you've selected this option, you can adjust which fields are hidden by clicking hidden fields from your menu bar.

1. Visit your Airtable homepage.

2. Open your desired base.

3. Click the name of the field you want to start with.

4. Press and hold Shift and ➔ (arrow key). 

   1. Release on the field you want to end on.

5. Click and drag the selected fields to move them before or after other fields in your view.

• Bulk actions allow you to filter up to 50 fields within a single table. 

• Bulk actions allow you to group up to 3 fields within a table. 

• There are no limits on how many fields you can perform actions like updating field permissions, moving fields, or hiding fields.

To learn how to update multiple records simultaneously, check out our fill handle article.