Create a book list

Follow this walkthrough to create a book list in books.eidos with a saved view.

Open an Eidos File in Lite, the Web Editor, or CLI Serve.

1. Create the table

Create a table named Books. Use a Text field named Title as its Record Label Field. Eidos uses this field as the primary label for each book record.

Add a Select field named Status. Add three options: To read, Reading, and Finished.

Field	Type	Purpose
Title	Text	Name of the book (Record Label Field)
Status	Select	Current reading state

2. Add records

Add three records. Enter the title and select the status for each book.

Title	Status
The Little Prince	Reading
A Room of One’s Own	Finished
Walden	To read

Check: The table contains three records. Each record describes one book.

3. Save a reading view

Add a Grid view named Reading now. Open Filter and add Status = Reading.

Check: The view shows The Little Prince. The other two records remain in the Books table. Clear the filter to show them again.

4. Change the view layout

Create a Gallery view to show books as cards. Changing a book’s Status in Gallery updates the same record in the Grid view.

This interactive example uses a Finished checkbox to demonstrate the relationship:

Try it: same records, different viewsLearning example · does not change your files

• 01The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
  Finished: The Little Prince
• 02A Room of One’s OwnVirginia Woolf
  Finished: A Room of One’s Own
• 03WaldenHenry David Thoreau
  Finished: Walden

Showing 3 of 3 records. Switching layouts does not copy data.

5. Check your file

In Lite and CLI Serve, committed edits write directly to the local file. In the Web Editor, check the save status. Use Save, Save As, or Download a copy to preserve your work.

When you copy or move books.eidos, include any local attachment files. Read what to back up.

Next steps: configure fields or create custom views.