Tables

Meet Miro Tables – a new widget that enables you to structure all of your board content in a matter of seconds.

Available on: browser version, Desktop App, Tablet App, Mobile App (limited functionality)

In this article:

1. Getting started
2. Navigation toolbar usage
3. Adding content
4. Columns and swimlanes
5. Merging cells
6. Working with text 
7. Importing from Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets to Miro tables
8. Exporting your table
9. Frequently asked questions

Getting started

Use table to:

• create visual tables with widgets and text to organize your board content
• create templates for repeatable processes that look sleek and are easy to edit.

⚠️ Please make sure you're using the correct Navigation mode 

Drag the widget icon from More apps to your toolbar to access Table quickly.

Adding Table to toolbar

To add a table to the board, choose it in the Apps or Toolbar and click the board in the needed place. 

Adding a table to the board

You can choose the necessary size of the table right on the toolbar. 

⚠️ The maximum selected table size is 15x15. You will be able to add more rows and columns.

Selecting the table size

To move your table, select it by clicking its border and drag.

Moving a table

Navigation toolbar usage

There are many useful features that can help you to perform your task on tables. Here is the description of each function:

	Add row or column
	Delete row or column
	Set cell color and opacity
	Set border color for table
	Change font
	Change font size
	Change font style
	Change text color
	Change text alignment
	Add list
	Insert link
	Lock table

Adding content

Add any content to a table - a sticky note, shape, card, or image. Working with the content, you can easily drag it over the table using the auto-resize feature. 

Adding content using the auto-resize feature

The auto-resize feature is enabled by default. To turn it off click Cell resize > Manual when needed or using shortcut Ctrl/Cmd. To turn it on again click Cell resize > Auto.

Changing auto cell resize to manual resize

⚠️ Content within tables can't be locked, aligned, and grouped.

Columns and swimlanes

There are several options to add columns and swimlanes to your table - by clicking the plus button on the navigation toolbar.

Adding columns and swimlanes

By clicking the plus icons near the table.

Adding columns and swimlanes

Or by clicking the plus icon next to three dots that pop up against a column/swimlane:

Adding a swimlane on the top of a table

Drag and drop the three dots of swimlanes and columns to change their position in your table.

✏️ If you cannot select a column/swimlane/cell, please make sure to enable the select mode and try to zoom in.

Moving columns and swimlanes

To change the color of a column or a swimlane, select it by clicking the three dots and choose the color on the drop-down menu.  

Changing the swimlane color

You can also change the color of a particular cell or the whole table.

Changing the color of a particular cell and the whole table

To change a column/swimlane's width, drag its border (make sure to enable the select mode).

Changing the size of a swimlane

To delete a column or a swimlane, click the three dots and choose the trash icon on the context menu.

Deleting a column from tables

Merging cells

To merge cells, select them by dragging the selection field and choose Merge cells on the menu. You can unmerge cells at any moment.

Merging and unmerging cells in tables

Working with text

To add the text, you need to click the cell and start typing. You can change the size, color, and position of the text. You can also create a bulleted list by clicking the button Add list.

Adding text

You can also change the formatting of the whole table or column.

 
Changing the formatting of the whole table

✏️ Every cell has a limit of 6,000 symbols. The limit includes spaces and all style changes in code, so text formatting may decrease the number of symbols you can input.

💡 Speed up your work by using the shortcuts:

• Ctrl + B (for Windows) or Cmd + B (for Mac) to make text bold
• Ctrl + I (for Windows) or Cmd + I (for Mac) to make text italic
• Ctrl + U (for Windows) or Cmd + U (for Mac) to underline text 
• Option + arrows to move between cells (for Mac)
• Alt + arrows to move between cells (for Windows)

Table text hotkeys

Importing from Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets to Miro tables 

Copy cells in your Microsoft Excel document or Google Spreadsheets, select a cell in your Miro table, and press Ctrl + V (for Windows) or Cmd + V (for Mac). The content from the spreadsheet will be copied to the table!

Copying from a spreadsheet to Miro tables

Exporting your table

You can export tables as a CSV file by choosing the option on the context menu. You can also export it as an image or PDF - learn more about Miro export here.

The option to export tables to CSV

Frequently asked questions

1. Can I copy cells from one table to another?
   - Yes, select the cells, use the shortcut Ctrl + C (for Windows) or Cmd + C (for Mac) to copy the cells, select a cell in another table, and use Ctrl + V (for Windows) or Cmd + V (for Mac) to paste the content.
   
   
2. Can I change the border color of my table?
   - Yes, select the table and choose the color on the context menu.
   
   Changing the border color
   
   
3. Can I change the style of the table name?
   - No, you can only modify text within your table.