Insert a Task Template

Next, I want to display a list of what I'm currently learning and 0:00 any new skills I wanna learn, a learning wish list of sorts. 0:04 It sounds like a simple task list table might do the job here. 0:07 Remember, there's no need to start from scratch when working with Coda, 0:11 I can insert a task table into the page using a template. 0:16 Below my photo gallery, I'll type /task, 0:20 then select Tasks from the template options in the drop down list. 0:23 Like the image picker table, hovering over each column header lets me know what type 0:29 of data each column displays. 0:34 In this case, text, people options, list options, and date options. 0:36 So first, I'll rename the table from "Tasks" to "Skills I'd like to develop". 0:42 Then customize this table to fit my needs. 0:49 I'll start by renaming some of my columns. 0:56 I'll change the "Task name" column to "Skill" and 0:58 I'll change "Due date" to "Completion Date". 1:03 And I'll delete the "Assignee" column here. 1:11 Then I'll right click on the button to 1:17 change the button text to "Add new skill" under "Label". 1:20 And I'll click the "Clear template" button to clear any existing data, 1:30 then delete this. 1:34 I also want to hide the "New row" button at the bottom. 1:39 To make adding more skills a little easier and 1:43 clear with only the button, I can do that by clicking Options, 1:47 then in Table display, set "Show add row button" to Off. 1:52 Now I can start adding some skills and due dates by clicking the button. 2:00 First, Python Basics. 2:05 I'll set the completion date to May 1st. 2:11 You can also resize any of the columns as needed. 2:28 For example, if you want to auto wrap the text within the Skills column. 2:32 Coda it makes it easy to change any of the column data types. 2:41 For example, instead of a Completion Date column, 2:44 I can change this to "Skill meter". 2:49 I wanna track how proficient I feel at each skill. 2:53 I can change this column's data type from date options to a rating 2:56 scale by clicking the data type icon, then Change column type. 3:01 I'll choose the Number column type, 3:06 then select Scale to display a star rating scale. 3:09 We'll get more into tables and buttons in a later workshop. 3:22 But here's a quick preview of what you can do with something called conditional 3:25 formatting to change the status column colors based on which status is selected. 3:31 I'll click Options, then Conditional format. 3:36 So here I can say, if status is set to Completed, 3:42 change the color to green. 3:48 Let's try that. 3:55 Looks great. 3:58 Okay, one more. 4:00 So now for example, if status changes to In Progress, 4:01 I'll change its color to a shade of yellow. 4:06 Perfect, and what's awesome is that you're able to transform 4:14 a doc like this into a published website or even a mini app. 4:20 I'll teach you how to share and publish a doc in the next video. 4:26

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