# What are some of the differences between Airtable and a simple spreadsheet?

Differentiation

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- Posted at: over 8 years ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

Unlike a spreadsheet, Airtable fields (columns) have specific "types" that allow you to store rich content in each record. For example, a table can contain records (rows) with attachments, long text notes, checkboxes, and links to records in another table.

Here's a brief overview of each field type you can use to make the perfect table for your use case:

- Link to another record
- Single line text
- Long text
- Attachment
- Checkbox
- Single select
- Multiple select
- Collaborator
- Date (and time)
- Duration
- Phone number
- Email
- URL
- Number
- Currency
- Percent
- Rating
- Formula/Rollup/Lookup/Count
- Created Time
- Autonumber
- Barcode

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- Posted at: over 8 years ago
- Author title: Growth & Business Operations




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