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Hidden as a column attribute

It would be great if we could have a 'Hidden' checkbox attribute added to the Column definition in Sheets (with Name, Column Type, etc.).

In many cases when we have Sheets with multiple helper columns that we would rather be hidden, I find that it is a time-consuming task to re-select the same columns to hide again after they have ALL been UN-hidden. I tend to put the 'meant to be' hidden columns either to the far left or far right of my Sheets (and sometimes shade them in a certain pale colour) to assist in re-identifying which columns need to be hidden (again).

If 'Hidden' was a column attribute (somewhat similar to the on/off toggle column option in Forms), then the right-click column menu items to 'Hide Column' and 'Unhide All Columns' would be replaced by a single option to 'Show/Hide Columns', based on their respective attribute values.


Adrian Mandile
CHESS Consulting Australia - Smartsheet Solution Provider Gold Partner
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  • SSFeatures
    SSFeatures ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just wanted to post this here for future readers. I added new features into SSFeatures based on this feature request and other feature requests.

    With SSFeatures, you can access this popup which lets you quickly hide and unhide specific columns:

    • Click the checkboxes to hide and unhide specific columns.
    • Click the arrow icons to jump to that column in your sheet.
    • The filters at the top let you quickly find the column that you're looking for.
    • The "Save/Load/Delete" buttons at the bottom let you save your column settings, so that you can load them again in the future.

    I hope this helps someone in the future!

    Nathan Braun (Founder of SSFeatures) (nathan@ssfeatures.com)

    SSFeatures - The browser extension that adds essential features into Smartsheet.