# \#uiux-live-app **URL:** https://forums.knack.com/tag/uiux-live-app/157.md [Latest](https://forums.knack.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.knack.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.knack.com/tags.md) --- ## [Update: Next-Gen Column Width Issues](https://forums.knack.com/t/update-next-gen-column-width-issues/20172)
**Author:** [@Kara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Kara)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/update-next-gen-column-width-issues/20172 "2026-02-05T16:26:55Z")
Hello all, We’re aware that some elements in Next-Gen may be displaying with unexpected column widths. Our team has identified the cause and we are actively working on a fix. In the meantime, you are able to manually r… --- ## [A quick note on languages in Next Gen](https://forums.knack.com/t/a-quick-note-on-languages-in-next-gen/20167)
**Author:** [@Kara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Kara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/a-quick-note-on-languages-in-next-gen/20167 "2026-01-21T18:25:03Z")
If you’re a native speaker of one of our currently supported languages in Next-Gen, and notice anything that needs an update, improvement, or correction, please reach out to Support and let them know. We really appreciat… --- ## [Dynamic Linked Filters in Knack Using KTL](https://forums.knack.com/t/dynamic-linked-filters-in-knack-using-ktl/18402)
**Author:** [@CarlHolmes](https://forums.knack.com/u/CarlHolmes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/dynamic-linked-filters-in-knack-using-ktl/18402 "2025-11-14T06:23:53Z")
I’ve just uploaded a new video tutorial on setting up Linked Filters in Knack. This powerful feature allows you to dynamically link multiple views—such as charts, grids, and more—on any page. Whether you’re working on a … --- ## [Auto-Refreshing Tables](https://forums.knack.com/t/auto-refreshing-tables/9675)
**Author:** [@JohnKatez44398](https://forums.knack.com/u/JohnKatez44398)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/auto-refreshing-tables/9675 "2024-01-21T07:09:45Z")
It would be awesome to have the ability to auto-refresh a table on a page. We have a table that a lot of our employees use to update customer records, and everybody has to constantly F5 to make sure they have the latest … --- ## [Live Fields in detail view](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-fields-in-detail-view/6191)
**Author:** [@LesterDrak63154](https://forums.knack.com/u/LesterDrak63154)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-fields-in-detail-view/6191 "2023-12-06T11:19:01Z")
Much like how tables have inline editable fields allow details view to have live fields. For instance when a staff member brings up a contacts information in the middle of a phone call there might be certain fields that… --- ## [Two Factor Authentication (2FA) for Live App Users](https://forums.knack.com/t/two-factor-authentication-2fa-for-live-app-users/9833)
**Author:** [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/two-factor-authentication-2fa-for-live-app-users/9833 "2023-12-04T16:00:15Z")
Thanks Knack team for implementing 2FA for builder access, The logical next step is to enable it as an option for user access as well please! https://support.knack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033507792-Builder-Two-Factor-… --- ## [Exporting from Reports pivot tables](https://forums.knack.com/t/exporting-from-reports-pivot-tables/9661)
**Author:** [@MWright34091](https://forums.knack.com/u/MWright34091)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/exporting-from-reports-pivot-tables/9661 "2023-12-04T15:13:17Z")
Ability to export the pivot table results in reports as you can with records. As a business user, I would like to export the pivot tables generated by my employees to share with my superiors at the end of a reporting cyc… --- ## [Expand truncated text for paragraph text fields to include rich text fields](https://forums.knack.com/t/expand-truncated-text-for-paragraph-text-fields-to-include-rich-text-fields/9486)
**Author:** [@StevenBash72778](https://forums.knack.com/u/StevenBash72778)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/expand-truncated-text-for-paragraph-text-fields-to-include-rich-text-fields/9486 "2023-12-01T19:04:54Z")
\- Properly truncate allthethings - Better expand/contract functionality - Give appropriate real estate in tables to text blobs; prevent tall, thin text columns - Prevent garbage white space --- - Column collapsing - Bett… --- ## [Run tasks from the user interface](https://forums.knack.com/t/run-tasks-from-the-user-interface/9651)
**Author:** [@PatrickHot45498](https://forums.knack.com/u/PatrickHot45498)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/run-tasks-from-the-user-interface/9651 "2023-10-16T17:32:31Z")
I would like to be able to run a task on a record or on an object from the user interface. It could just look like a button on the interface, and when you press it it will say task executed. --- ## [Update Multiple Records at once](https://forums.knack.com/t/update-multiple-records-at-once/6465)
**Author:** [@PatrickHot45498](https://forums.knack.com/u/PatrickHot45498)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/update-multiple-records-at-once/6465 "2023-06-27T10:15:42Z")
In the builder there is an option to select multiple records and update them all at once. I'd like to be able to do this on the app side. Similar to being able to do a bunch of inline editing actions in a batch. My hop… --- ## [Live App Record Import](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-record-import/9428)
**Author:** [@SimonJakob21471](https://forums.knack.com/u/SimonJakob21471)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-record-import/9428 "2023-06-10T21:02:49Z")
Would be really nice with a possibility to create records via a Live App import function. Unlike the importing records via the backend, doing it through the Live App should cause form rules to trigger as well as trigger… --- ## [UI Bug Fix: Yay or Nay?](https://forums.knack.com/t/ui-bug-fix-yay-or-nay/13993)
**Author:** [@Kara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Kara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/ui-bug-fix-yay-or-nay/13993 "2023-03-24T17:30:27Z")
Hello Community :wave: We’ve got a little bug fix we can send out early next week but I want to gauge sentiment before sending out. Current bug: In a Number field, with decimals set to None and % formatting, the Live … --- ## [Menu Button for Email PDF of current page](https://forums.knack.com/t/menu-button-for-email-pdf-of-current-page/6244)
**Author:** [@AdrianBell27622](https://forums.knack.com/u/AdrianBell27622)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/menu-button-for-email-pdf-of-current-page/6244 "2023-03-21T03:00:37Z")
As a Builder I would like to be able to set up a workflow that on a Live App page, I could add a button to send the page as a PDF to an email address. Scenario: We presently are able to Print a page and within our deskt… --- ## [Scheduled Release for Feb. 15, 2023](https://forums.knack.com/t/scheduled-release-for-feb-15-2023/13772)
**Author:** [@Kara](https://forums.knack.com/u/Kara)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/scheduled-release-for-feb-15-2023/13772 "2023-02-21T02:14:33Z")
We will be releasing a feature that includes an update to the Reports library. Please see Changelog for specific details. --- ## [Pivot Report Sorting and Filtering](https://forums.knack.com/t/pivot-report-sorting-and-filtering/9448)
**Author:** [@ZakKatz41795](https://forums.knack.com/u/ZakKatz41795)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/pivot-report-sorting-and-filtering/9448 "2023-01-18T09:48:40Z")
It would be great if the functionality of Pivot Reports was improved to at least be on par with standard tables. Right now, tables have much more sorting and customization options available and I would think it wouldn't … --- ## [Drag & Drop Record Sorting in Live App](https://forums.knack.com/t/drag-drop-record-sorting-in-live-app/6294)
**Author:** [@RealEyesDisplays](https://forums.knack.com/u/RealEyesDisplays)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/drag-drop-record-sorting-in-live-app/6294 "2022-10-17T01:26:08Z")
We build interactive touch screen displays and use Knack as a CMS. Very often, we need the ability for a user to set a custom order to records that don't have a logical field to sort by. For example, a set of pictures wi… --- ## [Live App: Table & Menu View Design Overrides](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-table-menu-view-design-overrides/13175)
**Author:** [@Ranasha](https://forums.knack.com/u/Ranasha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-table-menu-view-design-overrides/13175 "2022-10-06T09:04:09Z")
We’ve listened to your feedback and are excited to announce that we have added new settings to your table and menu views! Customize the style of your app’s tables and menus without writing any code. These settings work s… --- ## [Live App: Menu View Design Settings](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-menu-view-design-settings/11687)
**Author:** [@Jessie](https://forums.knack.com/u/Jessie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-menu-view-design-settings/11687 "2022-06-09T03:06:36Z")
Now that the hard work is out of the way with the upcoming release of View Link Styles, we’re excited to share another update for the live app - Global Menu View Styles. These will be complementary styling options that w… --- ## [Live App: View Link Styles](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-view-link-styles/11186)
**Author:** [@Jessie](https://forums.knack.com/u/Jessie)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/live-app-view-link-styles/11186 "2022-06-09T02:58:01Z")
As we recently announced, we want to start sharing our plans for improving the design of the live app so we can keep you informed and incorporate your feedback. Next up is a feature we’re calling View Link Styles. This … --- ## [Placement of Field Instructions](https://forums.knack.com/t/placement-of-field-instructions/8981)
**Author:** [@LauraMitch05017](https://forums.knack.com/u/LauraMitch05017)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/placement-of-field-instructions/8981 "2022-05-27T13:28:30Z")
Would love to see an option at the application level (preferred), form level, or even field level to move all field instructions to just under the label and before the field input. The instructions often get lost below … --- ## [Error Message Pop Up](https://forums.knack.com/t/error-message-pop-up/9415)
**Author:** [@RogerNeal13907](https://forums.knack.com/u/RogerNeal13907)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/error-message-pop-up/9415 "2022-05-03T17:12:48Z")
Is it possible that when their is an error state upon submission (such as a required field missing) that the error message pops up on the screen? Currently if the submit button is down a page then the error message is no… --- ## [Allow users to perform batch update](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-users-to-perform-batch-update/5499)
**Author:** [@IgudiaNkon71508](https://forums.knack.com/u/IgudiaNkon71508)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-users-to-perform-batch-update/5499 "2022-04-01T18:41:17Z")
As a live app user, I want to update many records at once so that I can speed up my workflow. User Scenario: My client is building a database that will have over 10000 items. They will require to change the status of an… --- ## [Add table lines just pressing an "add line" button](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936)
**Author:** [@GesfiserIb70701](https://forums.knack.com/u/GesfiserIb70701)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/add-table-lines-just-pressing-an-add-line-button/5936 "2022-02-04T02:27:31Z")
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 cours… --- ## [Autosave data on forms](https://forums.knack.com/t/autosave-data-on-forms/11879)
**Author:** [@IAmAKnacker](https://forums.knack.com/u/IAmAKnacker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/autosave-data-on-forms/11879 "2022-01-12T23:02:01Z")
I would like the ability for forms to auto save data once a user submits something to a field, instead of forcing them to get to the end of the form to submit all of the data. I’ve had users complain that they lost data… --- ## [📣 It's time for an improved live app!](https://forums.knack.com/t/its-time-for-an-improved-live-app/10975)
**Author:** [@Jessie](https://forums.knack.com/u/Jessie)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/its-time-for-an-improved-live-app/10975 "2021-12-09T21:01:19Z")
Now that the dust has settled after the release of our new Builder, we’ve started shifting resources to modernizing our live app. This work has officially begun with the recent release of our updated table design option… --- ## [Freeze Table Columns and Rows](https://forums.knack.com/t/freeze-table-columns-and-rows/9840)
**Author:** [@RobinB](https://forums.knack.com/u/RobinB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/freeze-table-columns-and-rows/9840 "2021-12-02T15:20:24Z")
One of my views has an extremely long table (meaning number of columns), so a horizontal scrollbar is a given. When viewing many records (say 100), the user has to scroll down so far to get to the horizontal scrollbar t… --- ## [Include native "Next" navigation on Individual Detail Views](https://forums.knack.com/t/include-native-next-navigation-on-individual-detail-views/9609)
**Author:** [@OmarTing72560](https://forums.knack.com/u/OmarTing72560)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/include-native-next-navigation-on-individual-detail-views/9609 "2021-11-08T12:57:56Z")
1. Native Knack "Next" Button included as option for individual detail views. Clicking the "next" button will load the next item in the table (if the detail is part of a table) This would be a really huge feature for any… --- ## [Show # of records on filters](https://forums.knack.com/t/show-of-records-on-filters/11458)
**Author:** [@MichaelG](https://forums.knack.com/u/MichaelG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/show-of-records-on-filters/11458 "2021-11-03T09:52:08Z")
Hi guys, Let’s see if many will love this one. Not only very useful to quikly have visibility and save much time hitting every filter to discover if there is any record inside, but also of standard use nowadays in c… --- ## [Error messages use field names rather than labels](https://forums.knack.com/t/error-messages-use-field-names-rather-than-labels/8899)
**Author:** [@InaKinski73944](https://forums.knack.com/u/InaKinski73944)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/error-messages-use-field-names-rather-than-labels/8899 "2020-09-17T21:04:00Z")
When requiring fields in a form, the form shows an error when that field isn't set. However, the error message shows the name of the object rather than the label of the field. This is a bit confusing for users, or forc… --- ## [Relocate Submit button on form](https://forums.knack.com/t/relocate-submit-button-on-form/5464)
**Author:** [@EdCooper15510](https://forums.knack.com/u/EdCooper15510)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/relocate-submit-button-on-form/5464 "2016-09-13T13:25:45Z")
Add another submit button at the top of the form (add and edit). This will save scrolling on forms with lots of fields and an entry is made or edit made in fields at the top [Next page](https://forums.knack.com/tag/uiux-live-app/157.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=uiux-live-app)