Table and Board views in Microsoft Loop

(Originally posted March 21, 2024 By ~ Aditya Prakash)

Hello, Microsoft 365 Insiders! I’m Aditya Prakash, a product manager on the Microsoft Loop team. I’m excited to share a new view in Tables and Boards that helps you store and share contextual insights about your data.

Add context to Microsoft Loop Tables and Boards using Details View

Each row in Loop Tables and each card in Loop Boards can be expanded to display additional information. Whether you want to track project requirement details or checklists for each item, Microsoft Loop’s Detail View makes it easy.

How it works

1. To open the details view, select the expand icon in the first column of each row or right-click on the cell. View details From the menu.

   Location of the Open detail view command in Microsoft Loop Table

2. Add or edit fields and field values ​​in the Details View pane.

   View details pane for Microsoft Loop Table

   
   memo: You can also access the details view from the loop board using the steps above.

Location of the Open Details View command in Microsoft Loop Board

Scenarios to try

• Add or update additional content to the details view.
• Add or update fields using the Details view.
• Add or update field values ​​using the Details view.

Known Issues

• You cannot add table-format elements inside a detail view.
• Guest components cannot be created or hydrated inside a detail view.

effectiveness

This feature is available to all Microsoft 365 subscribers.

Stay tuned for future improvements to the details view, including:

• Show full page.
• Navigate between lines within the details view.
• Ability to copy a direct link to view the details of a row.

feedback

We’d love to hear what you think about this feature set. To send us your feedback, please select:Help > Provide Feedback It’s located at the bottom right of the Loop app screen.

Provide feedback in Loop

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