# Too easy to create new row

**URL:** <https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702>\
**Category:** Product Feedback\
**Created:** [January 12, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702 "2021-01-12T20:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![N\_G](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/n_g/32/18849_2.png) [@N\_G](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/N_G)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/1 "2021-01-12T20:00:17Z")

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My tables always have blank un-filled out rows. To fix this, I use this in my automation (only delete if it was last modified over an hour ago). I run it hourly.  
`DeleteRows([My Table].Filter(ColumnName.IsBlank() AND thisRow.Modified() < Now() - Duration(0, 1, 0, 0)))`

I just started using Coda, and I am often frustrated that this automation needs to exist. It is too easy to add a new row (usually when I am clicking out of an edit or create form, I will be clicking unintentionally on an area that triggers a new row). I was looking at the release posts and how it showed the old way to add a new row and this new way. This new way is better, but maybe needs to limit the add new row functionality to clicking on the text “+ New Row” versus the entire width of that area.

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**Author:** ![N\_G](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/n_g/32/18849_2.png) [@N\_G](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/N_G)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/2 "2021-01-12T21:59:17Z")

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I just added a new blank row again accidently. This time, I was adding a Due date to my last row item, and had to click out of it for the date to take, so clicked right under the row, and this of course added a new row without me wanting it to.

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_Kushnir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gennady\_Kushnir](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Gennady_Kushnir)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/3 "2021-01-13T06:17:45Z")

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Hello. I’ve found a workaround with this problem turning off “Show add row button” option in Table display settings

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**Author:** ![N\_G](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/n_g/32/18849_2.png) [@N\_G](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/N_G)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/4 "2021-02-02T23:46:28Z")

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Thank you! This still happens in places where I need to keep the add row option, but this is a great solution for the places where I don’t need it.

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**Author:** ![Saul\_Garcia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/saul_garcia/32/16406_2.png) [@Saul\_Garcia](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Saul_Garcia)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/5 "2021-02-04T23:45:03Z")

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Hello @N_G!  
In the Team Tier and up, there is a feature called Locking and gives you the ability to prevent people from adding rows. If you still need to add rows you can use a button instead, and then you can let people use buttons turning the first option on.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/9/6/9606543eb96a93e08d7dddc1ba8802f235918e76.png)

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**Author:** ![Gennady\_Kushnir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gennady\_Kushnir](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Gennady_Kushnir)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/too-easy-to-create-new-row/20702/6 "2021-02-09T06:22:20Z")

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If you try this out, you’ll see that even if you remove Add button, there still remains a way to add a row. But now it requires more accurate aiming.