How to Create a Gallery View in Coda

Quick summary

A Gallery View in Coda lets you display table data as visual cards, making it ideal for showcasing image-rich content like product catalogs or portfolios. This guide walks you through creating a Coda document, building a table, and switching to the Cards view to produce a polished, image-forward gallery layout.

Steps

1. Click '+ Blank doc' to start a new document.
2. Give your document a descriptive name.
3. Click the '+' icon in your document to add content.
4. Select 'Table' from the menu to create a new table.
5. Enter your data in the table columns and rows.
6. Add columns that will display well in Gallery View, such as titles, descriptions, and images.
7. Select your table and click the 'Options' button in the top-right corner of the table.
8. For columns containing visuals, select 'Image' as the column type to enhance your gallery.
9. From the view options, select 'Cards' to transform your table into a visual gallery format.
10. Adjust the image display settings to optimize how your visuals appear in the gallery.
11. Click on a specific card to edit its contents.
12. Click 'Add image' to include visuals in your gallery cards.
13. Select 'Upload image' to import visuals from your local files.
14. Your table is now displayed as a Gallery View, showing all records as visual cards.