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:
- Getting started
- Navigation toolbar usage
- Adding content
- Columns and swimlanes
- Merging cells
- Working with text
- Importing from Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets to Miro tables
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.
Selecting the table size
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:
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Add row or column |
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Delete row or column |
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Set cell color and opacity |
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Change font |
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Change font size |
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Change font style |
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Change text color |
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Change text alignment |
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Add list |
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Insert link |
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.
⚠️ Content within Tables can't be locked and grouped.
Columns and swimlanes
There are two options to add columns and swimlanes to your table - either by clicking the plus button on the navigation toolbar:
Adding columns and swimlanes
or by clicking the plus icons near the table:
Adding columns and swimlanes
Drag and drop the three dots of swimlanes and columns to change their position in your table.
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 columns and swimlanes 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
✏️ If you cannot select a column/swimlane/cell, please try to zoom in first.
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/Cmd+B to make text bold
- Ctrl/Cmd+I to make text italic
- Ctrl/Cmd+U to underline text
- Option+arrows to move between cells (Mac)
- Alt+arrows to move between cells (Win)
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 Cmd/Ctrl + V. The content from the spreadsheet will be copied to the table!
Copying from a spreadsheet to Miro tables