# Ability to add notes to column headers **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Feedback\ **Created:** [March 17, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364 "2022-03-17T08:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shiraaz_peerkhan/32/25094_2.png) [@Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shiraaz_Peerkhan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/1 "2022-03-17T08:43:42Z")
When you have a large database with many different columns, it might be helpful to be able to add notes that describes what this particular column does/intends. Like adding comments to lines of code. They would be hidden and can be viewed by hovering over the column header or something. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_OBrien](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/max_obrien/32/49285_2.png) [@Max\_OBrien](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Max_OBrien)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/2 "2022-03-17T15:28:53Z")
i have done this in the past… create a view for the table you want to annotate switch to detail view put navigation at bottom then select edit-layout and give it a new name like ‘myTableDescription’ for each column… - click the column in the dialog editor - now you can enter 2 extra descriptions - i use the 2nd description to describe the column (you will need to unhide ALL columns) this is saved in the view but remains hidden from users but makers can use it to understand the table you could put these views on their own hidden pages not excellent, but it works max ---
**Author:** ![Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shiraaz_peerkhan/32/25094_2.png) [@Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shiraaz_Peerkhan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/3 "2022-03-17T16:33:41Z")
Oof I’m struggling to understand what you’re saying. I’ll try to spend some time understanding your approach and if I can’t I’ll get back to you. Thank you for proposing a solution. I appreciate it \<3 ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Collier-Weir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/scott_collier-weir/32/29677_2.png) [@Scott\_Collier-Weir](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Scott_Collier-Weir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/4 "2022-03-17T18:20:19Z")
I voted for this! I want it bad. Alternatively, I’ve created an audit pack that turns all your columns into rows. You can then add a “notes” column to that table and catalog/document all your notes on a columns purpose Its still in beta but if you’d like to test it out shoot me a message with your email and Ill share the pack! ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/jean_pierre_traets/32/16275_2.png) [@Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Jean_Pierre_Traets)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/5 "2022-03-17T19:24:24Z")
Dear @Shiraaz_Peerkhan , Here a visual example of how it could like: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/0/a/0ab50fdc3e0e8da6e6d51c5edc9696276fa46ba9.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shiraaz_peerkhan/32/25094_2.png) [@Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shiraaz_Peerkhan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/6 "2022-03-17T19:30:08Z")
I am unsure what you are showing me 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/jean_pierre_traets/32/16275_2.png) [@Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Jean_Pierre_Traets)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/7 "2022-03-17T19:35:27Z")
Dear @Shiraaz_Peerkhan , I hope that with the visual the explanation of our valuable community member @Max_OBrien, gets a bit more understandable It’s an expanded row, where you get the possibility to add text above each column header to provide explanation to the user. These explanations are only visible in the expanded row view type, so when going back to a table, they are hidden. ---
**Author:** ![Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/shiraaz_peerkhan/32/25094_2.png) [@Shiraaz\_Peerkhan](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Shiraaz_Peerkhan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/8 "2022-03-17T19:40:52Z")
OHH I get it! Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![Nick\_HE](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/nick_he/32/6190_2.png) [@Nick\_HE](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Nick_HE)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/9 "2022-03-17T21:36:32Z")
Yeah since these kinds of annotations can be added in the detail views, it would be great to be able to surface these existing descriptions when hovering on the column header in table view ---
**Author:** ![Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/jean_pierre_traets/32/16275_2.png) [@Jean\_Pierre\_Traets](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Jean_Pierre_Traets)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/10 "2022-03-18T10:48:41Z")
Your words to become reality @Nick_HE 🤩 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Kazuwa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/paul_kazuwa/32/10030_2.png) [@Paul\_Kazuwa](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Paul_Kazuwa)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/11 "2023-05-08T07:24:23Z")
This would be a very useful tool especially for docs that will be used end users who may not be coda “experts” for data entry. Hovering over a column header to view column notes will help them understand better what data needs to be entered in the specific column. ---
**Author:** ![Pch](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/pch/32/17688_2.png) [@Pch](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Pch)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ability-to-add-notes-to-column-headers/29364/12 "2023-05-08T07:27:58Z")
Hi @Paul_Kazuwa 😊 Column description has been released not so long ago 😊 > [@\[Feature Request\] Column Description Option, in Column Drop-down](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/feature-request-column-description-option-in-column-drop-down/17431/4): > > Hi, I’m Paul, a software engineer at Coda. Thanks for sharing this feature request with us — I’m happy to announce that we’ve now implemented column descriptions in Coda! Within the column options menu, select the “Add description” option to add helpful context or reference notes about a given column. We hope this makes using tables in Coda smoother for you and your teams — let us know what you think! [f93e1fcc67fff0ae79c97108017bc368fa2d0f22dd4b3ffd24f5efa66bba60c4c2e9cfbb3519258a1045c71debe4…