# Multi-Field Editor

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/fields/multi-fields-editor
Last updated: 2026-09-20

Understanding use of multi-field editor in NocoDB!

NocoDB offers a handy tool for easily managing the fields within a table. With this tool, you can add, modify, rename, arrange, or hide fields efficiently. It's particularly useful when creating a new table structure or making changes to an existing one.

## Accessing the Multi-Field Editor

1. Navigate to the table you wish to edit
2. Click on `Tools` in the toolbar
3. Select `Manage fields`

<img alt="Manage fields selected in the tools rail" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

## Adding fields

On the Multi-field editor page,

1. Click `New field`, or press `Alt` `C`, to add a field.
2. Enter the field name and select the field type; configure default value (optional).
3. The field is added to the end of the list, marked `New field`, and you can reorder it from there. You can add and update several fields before saving.
4. Click `Save changes`, or press `Cmd` `S`, to apply them.

<img alt="Adding a field in the multi-field editor" src={__img1} placeholder="blur" />

<Callout type="tip">
  * You can add / update/ delete multiple fields & save changes in one go.
  * Use `Restore` to discard edits to a particular field. Use `Reset` to discard all active changes on multi-field editor.
</Callout>

## Editing fields

On the Multi-field editor page,

1. Click on the field you wish to edit.
2. Make the changes in the properties panel on the right. You can update the field name, type, default value, and other attributes.
3. The field is marked `Updated field` in the list, with a `Restore` button to discard just that field's edits. You can update several fields before saving.
4. Click `Save changes` to apply them.

<img alt="Editing a field in the multi-field editor" src={__img2} placeholder="blur" />

<Callout type="tip">
  * You can add / update/ delete multiple fields & save changes in one go.
  * Use `Restore` to discard edits to a particular field. Use `Reset` to discard all active changes on multi-field editor.
</Callout>

## Deleting fields

On the Multi-field editor page,

1. Hover over the field you wish to delete and click the `...` icon to open its menu. The menu also shows the field's ID, with a button to copy it.
2. Click `Delete field`.
3. The field is marked `Deleted field` in the list, with a `Restore` button. You can delete several fields before saving.
4. Click `Save changes` to apply them.

<img alt="The field menu in the multi-field editor" src={__img3} placeholder="blur" />

<img alt="Fields marked for deletion, pending save" src={__img4} placeholder="blur" />

<Callout type="tip">
  * You can add / update/ delete multiple fields & save changes in one go.
  * Use `Restore` to discard edits to a particular field. Use `Reset` to discard all active changes on multi-field editor.
</Callout>

## Reordering fields

On the Multi-field editor page, use `drag-drop` handle to drag and drop the fields to reorder them.

<Callout type="note">
  The changes will only be saved when you click `Save changes` button.
</Callout>

## Show / Hide fields

On the Multi-field editor page, click the eye icon next to a field to hide it in the current view, or to show it again.

<Callout type="note">
  The changes will only be saved when you click `Save changes` button.
</Callout>

<img alt="Hiding a field in the multi-field editor" src={__img5} placeholder="blur" />

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## Related pages

- [Primary Key](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/fields/primary-key.md): This article explains what a primary key is and how it is used in NocoDB.
- [Display Value](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/fields/display-value.md): This article explains how to set the display value for a table and its significance.
- [Field Summary](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/fields/field-summary-footer.md): Understanding the field summary bar in NocoDB!
- [Actions on Field](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/fields/actions-on-field.md): This article explains how to perform various actions on a field- like rename, change field type, default, field width, record height, show/hide.