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Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

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Srinivasan Turuvekere on 22 Oct 2015 07:17:35

It would be great if you could select multiple columns in the data view e.g. the hide multiple columns from the report view in one operation.

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745348a6 836b-4f6e-ae4a-11f6086cc6b3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:29:16

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

another must have

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c890cc9b 71b0-4524-b4b8-cd64a7cdf681 on 05 Jul 2020 23:28:49

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

I agree, please do it!

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ad1a48d6 d3fb-45ad-9b0e-cf54062df072 on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:31

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

I agree, this would be very useful.

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86c65f10 2900-4e45-9e23-fac5a698ef71 on 05 Jul 2020 23:25:46

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

Please can you do this!

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a8d5e684 5311-4f67-9e29-7c9eb19f98da on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:21

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

This would be a great option since I'm sure most are working with large sets of data with many columns. It's an option in most other Microsoft programs.

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1949e246 7213-4fec-ac27-ef4cf2b9505c on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:47

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

It's honestly ridiculous that this was a feature for so long and it is no longer an option. This needs to be added! I honestly try and load/paste data in any other way to avoid having to change various columns to specific formats within Query Editor.

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19fd3c1b b20b-4e77-947d-5ed432d1fc07 on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:28

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

A real pain in....there. Right now I am stuck with that problem in a table with 16 columns.

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f0384544 fe32-4d1b-99a0-3c38678b3f91 on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:21

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

This thing is definitely needed.

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b853cce0 7ef8-4e72-8340-2fecaca552e5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:57

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

This is extremely annoying, it makes for a very inefficient formatting process and to make things worse every time I format something or change the type it takes me all the way back to column A.

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8ef74b5c 45ac-46be-8b53-e7a908e57c82 on 05 Jul 2020 23:15:26

RE: Allow selecting multiple columns in the data view

How do you select multiple columns for either pivoting or unpivoting in a query edit? I've seen the video for this and can not for my life get more than one column to be selected.