# Add table lines just pressing an "add line" button **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Tags:** tables, uiux-live-app, usability\ **Created:** [April 8, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936 "2016-04-08T13:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GesfiserIb70701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GesfiserIb70701](https://forums.knack.com/u/GesfiserIb70701)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/1 "2016-04-08T13:15:00Z")
It would be really nice to have the chance of instead of launching a form to add a line in a table so the user can add lines to a table, for example in an orders app, invoices app, ... just clicking on a button. Of course it´s necessary to also the table lines to be editable but not as the way it works now but as a normal table that you can have in an Excel spreadsheet for example. Check out this fiddle, it will be really nice to work in an this way: [http://jsfiddle.net/charlietfl/k2QWc/](http://jsfiddle.net/charlietfl/k2QWc/) What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Brandon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/brandon/32/255_2.png) [@Brandon](https://forums.knack.com/u/Brandon)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/2 "2017-05-22T15:05:34Z")
The challenge with comprehensive inline editing like that has always been the complex fields (like names, address, file uploads, etc.). There's not always the real estate to easily represent those in a tiny table cell. It is something we're thinking about more and we would certainly like to see this achieved in a highly useable form one day. ---
**Author:** ![LauraTheis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@LauraTheis](https://forums.knack.com/u/LauraTheis)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/3 "2017-05-20T21:06:40Z")
This feature suggestion definitely makes sense and we have it recorded. In the meantime, you could set this up by creating an add form, then removing all the input fields and then finally setting at least one value in the record rules when the form submits. ---
**Author:** ![Asokan80718](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Asokan80718](https://forums.knack.com/u/Asokan80718)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/4 "2016-04-27T09:10:47Z")
Yes, I like the lines in the table to be optional! ---
**Author:** ![Nic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@Nic](https://forums.knack.com/u/Nic)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/5 "2014-11-04T22:42:00Z")
Much like table inline-editing, this feature would allow an empty row at the bottom of the table for easy inserts. ---
**Author:** ![EricGonzal73462](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/ericgonzal73462/32/627_2.png) [@EricGonzal73462](https://forums.knack.com/u/EricGonzal73462)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/6 "2014-11-05T14:55:58Z")
This would be ohh so sweet! ---
**Author:** ![MarkWaschk68384](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@MarkWaschk68384](https://forums.knack.com/u/MarkWaschk68384)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/7 "2014-11-11T12:55:20Z")
Would be helpful and make the app look better too. ---
**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/8 "2014-11-13T10:02:45Z")
Excellent idea. ---
**Author:** ![KellyFaus71247](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@KellyFaus71247](https://forums.knack.com/u/KellyFaus71247)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/9 "2014-12-18T15:39:19Z")
Would save a lot of time ---
**Author:** ![NicholasDe58828](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/35a633/32.png) [@NicholasDe58828](https://forums.knack.com/u/NicholasDe58828)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/10 "2015-02-10T23:19:18Z")
like it ---
**Author:** ![James75743](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@James75743](https://forums.knack.com/u/James75743)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/11 "2015-03-04T17:46:48Z")
I would like this feature as well. It would also be useful to be able to position the new line either on top or below the rest of the table. ---
**Author:** ![DonaldLove38066](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/donaldlove38066/32/139_2.png) [@DonaldLove38066](https://forums.knack.com/u/DonaldLove38066)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/12 "2015-03-08T20:40:54Z")
Wow, this would be VERY helpful! ---
**Author:** ![AndrewBang54366](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/andrewbang54366/32/143_2.png) [@AndrewBang54366](https://forums.knack.com/u/AndrewBang54366)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/13 "2015-04-03T22:55:53Z")
It would be nice.  But adding a record "in line" should ideally have the same features of a form: record rules, filtered multi-select lists, and so on.  Lack of these features is currently a drawback of inline editing. ---
**Author:** ![undefinedu18057](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@undefinedu18057](https://forums.knack.com/u/undefinedu18057)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/14 "2015-08-15T17:00:20Z")
This new feature would be really helpful for my app users. Is there any update on getting this feature? ---
**Author:** ![JasonAther56898](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/jasonather56898/32/154_2.png) [@JasonAther56898](https://forums.knack.com/u/JasonAther56898)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/15 "2016-02-16T05:10:29Z")
Update?   ---
**Author:** ![GesfiserIb70701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@GesfiserIb70701](https://forums.knack.com/u/GesfiserIb70701)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/16 "2016-02-16T10:31:04Z")
Any update about this? ---
**Author:** ![OmarTing72560](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@OmarTing72560](https://forums.knack.com/u/OmarTing72560)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/17 "2016-02-16T18:09:54Z")
BIG functionality increase for previously mentioned issues regarding ZAPIER integration for updated records via inline editing! that is the nerdiest thing I will ever say  ---
**Author:** ![JasonAther56898](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/jasonather56898/32/154_2.png) [@JasonAther56898](https://forums.knack.com/u/JasonAther56898)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/18 "2016-02-16T19:09:43Z")
Omar ~ can you share how you are using Zapier to allow for adding an empty row at the bottom of the table for data entry?  This is a standard feature of most database systems and would a huge problem solver for me. If you were able to setup a trigger to automatically delete records, then you could make use of a temp table and setup rules to add an empty record, then delete the data in the temp table when finished or at the end of the day.     ---
**Author:** ![Lucas1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lucas1](https://forums.knack.com/u/Lucas1)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/19 "2021-09-01T13:32:44Z")
This feature would save our operators in the field a lot of time since they need to fill in lots of data. ---
**Author:** ![Vsevolod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e19adc/32.png) [@Vsevolod](https://forums.knack.com/u/Vsevolod)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936/20 "2021-09-10T15:47:31Z")
This would be amazing to have, why was this never pursued? [Next page](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936.md?page=2)