# Ive read this button **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask the Community\ **Created:** [November 19, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527 "2022-11-19T10:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlotte\_Fisher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/charlotte_fisher/32/13247_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Fisher](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Charlotte_Fisher)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/1 "2022-11-19T10:21:38Z")
https://coda.io/embed/vXlHfF4rb1?viewMode=embed Hi, So I am trying to sort out this massive document that has got completely out of control! One of the things I want to do is easily have a button that people can press to show that theyve read a certain table. I have inserted a button as an example in the Trip Risk Assessments // Jurassic Coast // from Durdle Door. If you press the button a new row appears on the Read RA table with the name of the person and the date - hooray HOWEVER I need it to say which table they have read in the Read RA table… Any ideas how I can do that? Thanks ---
**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:** [November 19, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/2 "2022-11-19T11:20:03Z")
Hi @Charlotte_Fisher 😊 ! Do you need the reference to the table or just the name of the table ? If it’s just the name of the table as a text value you could simply add to your button something like ```auto AddRow( [Has been read], [Has been read].[Table Title], // The field to add the table title "Table to read", // the text value of the table title [User things you already figured out] ) ``` Where “Table to read” would be the name of the table you want to add in your table `[Read RA]` (see the canvas blue button in the sample below 😊 ) Or, you could create a table to list all the table you want to “mark as read” and have a button field adding a row in the table `[Read RA]` … The button on the canvas could press the appropriate button in the table using something like : ```auto [List of tables].Filter( [Table Name] = "Table to read 2" ).First().[Mark as read - Table ref] ``` This is the push button formula you’ll find in the purple/violet button on the canvas in the sample below 😊 It will push the appropriate purple/violet button in the table `[List of tables]`. The appropriate button being the button in the row where the `[Table Name]="Table to read 2"` 😊 The pink button on the canvas does something similar but adds the name of the table as a text value instead of the reference of the table 😊 A potential other options could be to use directly a filtered view of the `[List of tables]` instead of canvas button (See under `Option 3`) One thing to keep in mind though, is that if you move your tables around you might want to check if the list of the tables is still corrects … For the sample, I created the tables listing manually but, the [Doc Explorer Pack](https://coda.io/packs/doc-explorer-10415) might help you with listing the table in your doc 😊 https://coda.io/embed/VbznTL0REq/_suOn4?viewMode=embedplay&hideSections=true Hope this helps 😇 ---
**Author:** ![Charlotte\_Fisher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/charlotte_fisher/32/13247_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Fisher](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Charlotte_Fisher)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/3 "2022-11-21T10:00:45Z")
Wow - this is an amazing answer and I have managed to get somewhere but I still cannot for the life of me manage to get the table title in the 'Who has read the risk assessments table?" https://coda.io/embed/_iRGGh0UCb?viewMode=embed I have used the RA in Campus and Residences Risk Assessments called Bournemouth 45a as an example and you can see that I have managed to get my name and the date and time in but alas I am struggling still… I would like to do it in this way with the person clicking the button on the RA itself and then it creates a row in the who has read table… Any further help appreciated. Thanks ---
**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:** [November 21, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/4 "2022-11-21T10:33:12Z")
Hi @Charlotte_Fisher 😊 ! I’ve just modified your “I’ve read this” canvas button in `Campus and Residences Risk Assessments > Bournemouth (45a)` 😊 I’ve simply added `"Bournemouth (45a) Risk Assessment"` to be added in the field `[Name of RA]` in your table `[Read RA]` once a new row is created. So the whole action formula now looks like this : ```nohighlight AddRow( [Read RA], [Read RA].Name, User(), [Read RA].Date, Today(), [Read RA].[Name of RA], "Bournemouth (45a) Risk Assessment" ) ``` You would need to do something similar for each of the table you want to “mark as read”. Is that what you were trying to accomplish ? 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Charlotte\_Fisher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/charlotte_fisher/32/13247_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Fisher](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Charlotte_Fisher)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/5 "2022-11-21T19:52:21Z")
Brilliant ! Thanks so much. I’m not sure why I couldn’t manage that part myself but I had to admit defeat. I can now replicate that for all the other tables. Thanks so much for taking your time to respond, Charlotte ---
**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:** [November 21, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/6 "2022-11-21T19:57:36Z")
No problem @Charlotte_Fisher 😉 ! I’m very glad to know this helped you 😊 ! > [@Charlotte\_Fisher](#): > > I’m not sure why I couldn’t manage that part myself I know the feeling 😅 ! I think that sometimes, it honestly just happens 😉 … ---
**Author:** ![Charlotte\_Fisher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/charlotte_fisher/32/13247_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Fisher](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Charlotte_Fisher)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/7 "2022-11-21T21:15:05Z")
Just being super fussy now but can I copy and paste the button and then I’d just have to change the name of the table rather then do all the settings each time. I have tried copy link but that’s not working for me… is it possible? ---
**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:** [November 21, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/8 "2022-11-21T22:56:06Z")
> [@Charlotte\_Fisher](#): > > I have tried copy link but that’s not working for me… is it possible? You can just Copy and Paste the button like you would do with some text 😊 : Selecting/highlighting the button you want to copy, then hit Cmd + c (if you’re on Mac) or Ctrl + c (for Windows) to copy it and then you can paste it where you want 😊 (Cmd/Ctrl + v) ![Copy:Paste Button](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/c/4/c4ed134d0ede7da51e25289b42d3f49fed578491.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Charlotte\_Fisher](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/charlotte_fisher/32/13247_2.png) [@Charlotte\_Fisher](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Charlotte_Fisher)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/9 "2022-11-22T16:37:05Z")
believe it or not I did try that to no avail but have just tried again and it worked! Thanks a billion, Charlotte ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/system/32/24484_2.png) [@system](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/ive-read-this-button/35527/10 "2022-11-25T16:37:18Z")
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