# When modifying rows, we need the ability to select multiple rows

**URL:** <https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437>\
**Category:** Product Feedback\
**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437 "2020-07-27T04:13:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Londya\_E](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/londya_e/32/10855_2.png) [@Londya\_E](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Londya_E)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/1 "2020-07-27T04:13:39Z")

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It would be great if Coda allowed us the ability to select multiple rows in order to change the fields of more than one row at a time. Really need that. Just messed up my data FOR THE SECOND TIME and I have to go back and fix all my data ☹

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**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:** [July 27, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/2 "2020-07-27T06:49:48Z")

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Dear @Londya_E,

Might be a strange question 🤔: Would you mind to show a sample to make it more clear what you mean?

> [@Londya\_E](#):
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> select multiple rows in order to change the fields

Many others and me would like to be able to set multiple **columns** to set them to one and the same type, for example when you want to add numbers to get all coulmn types of the format “number”.

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**Author:** ![Guilherme\_Salles](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/guilherme_salles/32/10407_2.png) [@Guilherme\_Salles](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Guilherme_Salles)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/3 "2020-07-27T14:42:44Z")

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I believe his idea is to be able to change some random rows specific column at once. For example, I have a few leads in a CRM that just changed their status from “new lead” to “deal closed”. I want to select them individually and update the Status column just for the selected ones.

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**Author:** ![Londya\_E](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/londya_e/32/10855_2.png) [@Londya\_E](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Londya_E)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/4 "2020-07-27T15:59:06Z")

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> [@Guilherme\_Salles](#):
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> I want to select them individually and update the Status column just for the selected ones.

Yes, this is the use case she means. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Danyliuk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/paul_danyliuk/32/27228_2.png) [@Paul\_Danyliuk](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Paul_Danyliuk)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/5 "2020-07-27T16:14:59Z")

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Here’s a similar thread with some ideas:

> [@Bulk Edit Columns in a Table](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/bulk-edit-columns-in-a-table/8545):
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> I’m trying to edit the columns of X selected rows in a table and it would be great to be able to do it in bulk instead of one by one.

Here’s what I often do: a checkbox column to select items to modify, then a button to apply the change in bulk (in this case there’s complicated logic behind those actions):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/original/3X/1/c/1c478fd18ce081893f779bc4f7d6ea7f6f7d02ac.png)

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**Author:** ![Londya\_E](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/coda1/user_avatar/connect.superhuman.com/londya_e/32/10855_2.png) [@Londya\_E](https://connect.superhuman.com/u/Londya_E)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://connect.superhuman.com/t/when-modifying-rows-we-need-the-ability-to-select-multiple-rows/17437/6 "2020-07-27T16:38:14Z")

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Hi Paul, thanks for this! I’m going to go check it out 😮 😀