# Custom column configuration
## Overview
* You can customize a column of a widget by hovering on any column and clicking on the 🖊 icon. This guide will use the Table widget as an example.
* The Edit column popup will display. Each column type shall have different options.
* Click on the Format button to see further format options.
{% hint style="info" %}
The default option is:
* No Prefix and Suffix
* 1,234.5 formation
* Decimal point: 0
* Comma, period
* Show thousands separator
{% endhint %}
* For Text type, it only has Column name & type, Prefix, and Suffix fields.
* For Date and Boolean types, they only have Column name & type field.
## Column name
* Simply change the name of the column by typing in the Column name & type field.
## Prefix and Suffix
* Continue to add Prefix or Suffix to the column.
{% hint style="info" %}
Maximum character is 10.
{% endhint %}
## Format
### Preset
* Choose the Preset you want to display for the column.
### Decimal places
* Click on the Decimal places and choose your desired option.
### Separators and abbreviation
* For 1,234.5 formation, you can choose the separator option.
* You can do the same with the 12345 formation.
* For 1.2M, you can choose the abbreviation option.
## Confirm your option
* Click the Done to confirm your option.
* To close the popup, click on the Cancel button, the X button on the top right, or simply click outside it.
* You can click the Reset button to revert your selection back to the previous save changes of the popup.
{% hint style="info" %}
Your custom column setup will only apply to that column of the selected widget. It will not affect other widgets with the same data model.
{% endhint %}
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