{"id":2698,"date":"2015-03-05T19:32:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T00:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2023-06-13T09:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:32:43","slug":"customizing-columns-in-record-lists","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/knowledge-base\/customizing-columns-in-record-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Customize Columns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Any screen that displays a list in column format can be customized by selecting the &#8220;<strong>Configure Columns<\/strong>&#8221; button. This allows you to build your column display to be exactly what you want to display when searching.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video or read the instructions to learn more.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 71.49% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Customize Columns\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/658600153?title=0&amp;amp;byline=0\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Configure-Columns1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2699\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Configure-Columns1-1024x626.png\" alt=\"Configure Columns1\" width=\"700\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Configure-Columns1-1024x626.png 1024w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Configure-Columns1-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Configure-Columns1.png 1314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the category records screen, just one example that you can configure to your liking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2700\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns2.png\" alt=\"configure columns2\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns2.png 692w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns2-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After selecting &#8220;<strong>Configure Columns<\/strong>,&#8221; this is the screen that will display. You can browse &#8220;<strong>Available fields<\/strong>&#8221; and take a look at some of your possible options. To apply one of these new fields to the display, select the &#8221; <strong>&gt;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; icon to move a field from available to the &#8220;<strong>Show as columns in this order<\/strong>&#8221; selection box. To remove a field, the &#8221; <strong>&lt;&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8221; pushes the selected field back to possible fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2701\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns3.png\" alt=\"configure columns3\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns3.png 687w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns3-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After making sure that all desired columns are present under &#8220;<strong>Show as columns in this order<\/strong>,&#8221; the &#8220;<strong>Move Up<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Move Down<\/strong>&#8221; buttons allow the selected field to be moved in the desired order of display. Once everything is set up the intended way, select the &#8220;<strong>OK<\/strong>&#8221; button to save the format.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2702\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns-4-1024x548.png\" alt=\"configure columns 4\" width=\"700\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns-4-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns-4-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns-4.png 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The &#8220;<strong>Column Layout<\/strong>&#8221; dropdown will allow saving and organizing multiple variations of custom configured columns. Selecting the &#8220;<strong>Edit List<\/strong>&#8221; option will open a menu where you can create multiple layout identifiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2703\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns5.png\" alt=\"configure columns5\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns5.png 607w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/configure-columns5-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This screen allows you to &#8220;<b>Add<\/b>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>Rename<\/strong>,&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Remove<\/strong>&#8221; layout names to best utilize the features of having multiple column configurations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><hr><\/p>\n<p>You can also export data from your configured fields. With the specific screen you&#8217;re configuring open, head over to &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Export.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7174\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"201\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on &#8220;<strong>Current Displayed Fields<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_52.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7175\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_52.png 849w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_52-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h15_52-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Choose which method you want the data to be exported. In this example, we&#8217;re choosing to export the data in an Excel spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h16_29.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7176\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h16_29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h16_29.png 850w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h16_29-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-10-19_15h16_29-768x598.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also adjust the width of your columns by dragging each column divider left or right. Notice in this example how moving the divider between &#8220;<strong>Company<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Full Address<\/strong>&#8221; expands the &#8220;<strong>Company<\/strong>&#8221; section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h16_09.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7597 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h16_09.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h16_09.png 612w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h16_09-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h15_34.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h15_34.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h15_34.png 674w, https:\/\/certek.com\/kb4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2021-11-09_10h15_34-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any screen that displays a list in column format can be customized by selecting the &#8220;Configure Columns&#8221; button. This allows you to build your column display to be exactly what you want to display when searching. Watch this video or read the instructions to learn more. 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