Multi-cell selection with Table component

[dcartlidge]

I understand. There's a different mindset between a spreadsheet and a Retool App and sometimes it can feel frustrating that components have been designed for a different purpose than you want them to be.
There's a great article about making them "feel" more like a spreadsheet, if that's still your intention, well worth a read.

Make your Retool Table "Feel" like a spreadsheet

It is very common for retool users to want to replicate the look and feel of a "spreadsheet". Although I often advise clients to try and embrace the options that retool gives in terms of adding new records, visualising data and interacting with tables, I also try to replicate the experience that they've had for many many years, i.e. a spreadsheet. On this tutorial I provide some tips on how you can make a Retool Table component "feel more" like a spreadsheet (it will never be a spreadsheet thou…