# Table Builder

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-builder/236016
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** deprecated, included-in-core, table-builder
**Created:** [August 12, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-builder/236016 "2022-08-12T17:57:53Z")
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### Author: ![keegan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/keegan/32/383395_2.png) [@keegan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/keegan)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/table-builder/236016/102 "2023-02-07T01:00:06Z")

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> [@bquast](#):
>
> If I start an entry of a cell with `=` as soon as I press `Enter` to ‘save’ the entry to the cell, it becomes invisible.

Interesting… I believe this is because spreadsheet formulas can be entered using `=`, though formulas are not supported in the theme component. I will look into this.

> [@bquast](#):
>
> Separate to my above post, how can I move the table editor out from the cogwheel/gear ⚙ onto the main editor bar?

The theme component uses the pluginAPI to add the button to the cog wheel menu [(see code)](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-table-builder/blob/d754e7a2ec790cb7b8ea045203285d725c849761/javascripts/discourse/api-initializers/table-builder.js#L18-L25).

You could similarly use the api to add it directly to the toolbar like so:

```js
  api.onToolbarCreate((toolbar) => {
    toolbar.addButton({
      id: "table-builder",
      group: "extras",
      icon: "table",
      action: "showTableBuilder",
      title: themePrefix("discourse_table_builder.composer.button"),
    });
  });

```

> [@How to change the default column names?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-default-column-names/270660/3):
>
> How could we modify the TC to activate the spreadsheet functionality (instead of table)

What do you mean by this? The spreadsheet editor functionality is being used already. It is shown in the modal when you create/edit tables.

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