Columns 101
Pick a Scenario to Learn
This page collects short demos that showcase practical workflows in Columns. You can also find all videos in this YouTube playlist.
Emoji labels are just for quick visual scanning.
🏞️ (E1) Natural Language to Query
Inspect your schema and ask questions in plain English.
Video: https://youtu.be/TmPvVLV4qXQ
⚜️ (E2) Flexible Timeline and Forecasting
Enable a time column and get one-click forecasting.
Video: https://youtu.be/kTx4yq9JnU4
😀 (E3) Smart Widget
Place summary widgets anywhere and track goals for each metric.
Video: https://youtu.be/raUpkJc1yMQ
🛩️ (E4) Smart Data Marker
Highlight a specific point with an auto-summary callout.
Video: https://youtu.be/DnVCjXExBeY
🛃 (E5) Metric Formatting
Customize aliases, colors, and currency formats.
Video: https://youtu.be/-X3PfXDgXZo
🌨️ (E6) Color, Palette, Background, and Font
Apply global style settings across visuals.
Video: https://youtu.be/RgD7XVjf0HY
⚧️ (E7) Result Transform
Reshape results for clearer comparisons and storytelling.
Video: https://youtu.be/REO_yP7SZWY
⛏️ (E8) Pivot Data into Metrics
Turn one dimension into multiple metric columns.
Video: https://youtu.be/7UgXKmqJCLQ
🌺 (E9) Highlight Key Bars
Use contrast techniques to focus audience attention.
Video: https://youtu.be/mYDNxBT_fgo
🎨 (E10) Line, Area, and Dot Variants
Choose the line style that best communicates trends.
Video: https://youtu.be/gkc2xXWJN6U
👼 (E11) Any Web Page to Word Cloud
Convert page text into a shareable word cloud.
Video: https://youtu.be/Me0b9a1e6SA
🪓 (E12) Axis Customization
Control axis ranges, labels, and formatting.
Video: https://youtu.be/gNcDS5GMatU
🏓 (E13) Styled Table
Build rich, presentation-ready tables.
Video: https://youtu.be/WmBTvQFBIGc
🗺️ (E14) Smart US Map
Use map-level metrics, including per-capita analysis.
Video: https://youtu.be/v_JZ7hlpM2M
🧙 (E15) Quick Queries and Wizard
Start faster with recommended queries and chart wizards.
Video: https://youtu.be/1V7hhZd9kVA
⚓ (E16) Annotation, Image, Arrow, and Shade
Use design tools to explain the story clearly.
Video: https://youtu.be/MkECHyYXUI8
🧑💻 (E17) Personalization
Set default logo, fonts, colors, and palette in your profile.
Video: https://youtu.be/djIbIxL1vXM
🦈 (E18) Sharing and Access Control
Use links, Slack, downloads, versions, and scoped access.
Video: https://youtu.be/oKwsXwxNQIQ
⛓️ (E19) In-Place Chat
Discuss context directly on the canvas with your team.
Video: https://youtu.be/Tw7OL7nl0vQ
☎️ (E20) Team Management
Manage team members and collaboration workflows.
Video: https://youtu.be/qlWBIzO1XpQ
📃 (E21) Pages
Group multiple stories into one lightweight dashboard page.
Video: https://youtu.be/sEzkpr5pl0w
🎢 (E22) Quick Theme
Apply built-in themes in seconds.
Video: https://youtu.be/M38JQZb7k0M
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If you want us to cover a specific use case, send it to support@columns.ai.