Display settings
Use the Display tab to control how people read, navigate, and interact with a table inside Confluence.
What you can configure
- Table controls, such as search, sorting, grouping, and row numbers.
- Viewer actions, such as full screen mode and downloads.
- Context options, such as confidential labels and Rovo when available.
Full screen mode is optional. Enable it only when viewers need a larger table view.
Extra options for Simple Table with Body
When the macro uses an existing Confluence table as its source, the Display tab also includes native table options.
Preserve native appearance
Keeps Confluence table colors, text styling, statuses, mentions, emojis, and links where Simple Table can read them. Use this when the original table formatting should remain visible.
Use first column as field names
Use this for two-column detail tables. The first column is treated as the label, and the second column is treated as the value.
These options only appear in Simple Table with Body. They are not shown for imported CSV, JSON, Excel, or attachment-based tables.
If a native table shows mixed value type warnings on individual columns, and the source is a two-column property-style table, use Use first column as field names.
Example: project details table
Use Use first column as field names when a Confluence table is being used like a list of details, rather than a normal table with many records.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project owner | Product Operations |
| Current status | On track |
| Next review | June planning meeting |
| Primary space | Operations handbook |
In this example, the first column explains what each row means and the second column contains the actual information. That is when the setting is useful.
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