
However, with so many of these dashboard monitoring tools today, it can be hard to know which is right for your business. If you want to make smart decisions for your business, using the data that these dashboards provide is an excellent way to get a comprehensive overview of your organization. These dashboards allow managers to keep track of a company’s performance in real-time and provide precise information to make informed business decisions, reach goals, and hit KPIs. If it's your first time importing, then click around and adjust all of the options to see how the import will change.Creating and using a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboard is invaluable for any business manager. Adjust other settings (auto-select fields types and/or use first rows as headers).Choose which fields (columns) to import.In the GIF above, you'll see that you can: Here, you can make adjustments that will automatically show up in the preview window.

Even though you may have already chosen to import the file as a new table, you'll have the option to switch to an existing table and vice versa.Īfter clicking the "Next" button, you will then see a preview of how your data will appear in Airtable as a grid view. In those cases, you may need to scroll far to the right to add a new table and if the base has over 4 tables, then the button will appear simply as a "+" sign.Īny of the three options highlighted above will open up an import pop-over where you can select a file from your local device or other file sources.Īfter selecting a file to import, you'll see the option to choose where this file will be imported. Some bases contain many tables or tables with long names. You can also add a new table to an existing base by clicking the "+Add or import" button to the right of the last table in your base. Import a file to an existing base as a new table And, we’ll automatically try to convert data into Airtable field types.

Each sheet in your Google Sheet workbook will be converted to a table in your Airtable base. Once you select the Sheet a new base will be created. You'll then click the "Import data" option and click "Microsoft Excel." If you already have a table set up where you would like to import the file, then click the drop-down icon next to the name of the table where you'd like the information to be added. You'll have the open to save or discard the current base you are working in. If you've already begun building and creating in this base and happened to leave the "Getting started" sidebar open, then clicking this button will create a new base. Starting from the Airtable home screen, select the option to “Add a base." Next, click the "Google Sheets" option in the "Getting started" section on the right side of the screen. Import a file as a new table in a new base Import a file to an existing base as a new table.

