# Customize the Table View

### Show/hide and reorder fields ​​ <a href="#show-hide-fields" id="show-hide-fields"></a>

You can display only specific fields for a collection and in a given order. When the Edit mode is ON, you will see at the very left end of all column headers a small Cog on an orange background **(1)**. If you click on it you will be able to reorder the fields **(2)** and hide/show the desired ones by clicking on the eye icon **(3)**.

![](https://85223878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOx0Wo3NZjrQrGQthTy6o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ada7b004b974858a975b8d06e7dedf2a50a71a70%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202019-06-28%20a%CC%80%2015.26.04.png?alt=media)

### Change the number of records per page

By default, 15 records are displayed per page. However, you are free to change this number if needed.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The number of records per page affects the **loading time** of your data, so we recommend not having too many results on a single page. Choose your configuration wisely!
{% endhint %}

To do so, you must use the *Edit Layout* mode, which is accessible through a button at the upper left side of the Forest Admin interface, then adjust your number of records per page at the bottom right.

![](https://85223878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOx0Wo3NZjrQrGQthTy6o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3ff3605688cfa5620e33a392403dd2addfbda38a%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202019-06-28%20a%CC%80%2015.56.27.png?alt=media)

### Change a collection's *reference field*

Your collections are intertwined. When a collection is linked to another by a `belongsto` relationship, we show its most representative value: we call this its **reference field**.

By default it's the `id`, but you may want to change it to something more explicit. This can be done from the linked [collection's General settings](https://docs.forestadmin.com/user-guide/collections/manage-your-collection-settings#general-tab), but you use the quick access from the Table View:

![Accessing "Address" collection's reference field setting](https://85223878-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOx0Wo3NZjrQrGQthTy6o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-38ed1618722d190e0dc7be5b6d523db4aea5bd3b%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202020-02-20%20a%CC%80%2015.10.20.png?alt=media)

### Set a Smart View as your default view

You may have created [Smart View](https://docs.forestadmin.com/user-guide/getting-started/create-and-manage-smart-views#what-is-a-smart-view) to replace the default Table View of a specific collection.\
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That Smart View is **not applied by default**. Learn how you can [set it as the default view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/user-guide/getting-started/create-and-manage-smart-views#applying-a-smart-view).


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