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The primary field
- Updated on 17 Oct 2023
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Airtable fields contain details or metadata for each record in a table. Fields come in a variety of types, storing data in the form of text, single- or multi-selects, images, checkboxes, numbers, user tags, and more. This article details the primary field and how to use it effectively to improve your team and organization's work.
Introduction
Plan availability | All plan types |
Platform(s) | Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app |
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Airtable terminology | Primary field - The primary field is always the first column, or field, in any table. It represents a description of each record in the table and cannot be deleted, moved, or hidden. |
Accessing and editing primary fields
- Visit your Airtable homepage.
- Open your desired base.
- Click the primary field's field header.
- Select Edit field and click Save.
Changing primary fields
- Visit your Airtable homepage.
- Open your desired base.
- Click the primary field's field header.
- Click Change primary field.
- Click the dropdown arrow under "Primary field" and select your desired primary field.
- Click Change primary field.
Duplicating information in primary fields
- Visit your Airtable homepage.
- Open your desired base.
- Click the primary field's field header.
- Select Duplicate field.
- Allowing you to duplicate the name, cells, or both.
Supported field types in the primary field
Airtable current supports customizing primary fields as the following field types:
- Single line text
- Long text
- Date
- Phone number
- URL
- Number
- Currency
- Percent
- Duration
- Formula
- Autonumber
- Barcode
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FAQs
If your table requires more than a single primary field, change the primary field to a formula type and update the name of each record using values from the other fields in your table. You can read Using a formula in the primary field to learn more.