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title: Display settings | Lightfield
description: Arrange record fields, add field conditions and manage sidebar visibility.
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Display settings control how fields appear on record pages and whether an object shows in the left sidebar. They apply to everyone in the workspace, for standard and custom objects alike.

## Who can use it

The **Display** tab is on every plan. The **Conditions** tab is on Enterprise, the same current plan as [formula fields](/help/settings/data-model/formula-fields/index.md). Only owners and admins change either.

To open them, go to [Settings → Data model](https://crm.lightfield.app/crm/settings/data-model/), choose the object, and open **Display** or **Conditions**.

Admins can also ask the agent to reorder or group an object’s fields, or to add conditions. It shows the change in a card, and nothing changes until you click **Save** for display order or **Create** for conditions.

Earlier plans can differ. [Check your workspace’s available features](/help/missing-feature/index.md).

## Show or hide an object in the sidebar

On the **Display** tab, use **Sidebar menu visibility** to keep an object out of the left sidebar, for example a custom object that holds signals people rarely open.

Hiding an object doesn’t delete it or limit access to its records. People still reach them through search, saved links or direct URLs.

## Change the field order

Under **Display order**, drag fields into the order you want on record pages. Each change saves when you drop the field, and **Display changes saved.** confirms it.

Fields are split into two groups:

- **Always shown**: fields that appear straight away in the record details.
- **Collapsed by default**: fields tucked under **See more**.

Drag fields between the groups to choose what’s visible at a glance. At least three fields stay in Always shown. Objects with fewer than three fields show a single list.

New fields go to the end of the order, under Collapsed by default when the object uses both groups, until an admin moves them.

To put fields back in their original order, click **Restore defaults**. It resets the order only, not sidebar visibility.

### Group fields into sections

1. Click **Create section** and name it, for example “Company details”.
2. Drag fields into the section.

You can rename a section, or choose **Delete section and keep fields** to remove the heading without losing its fields. An object can have up to 50 sections.

## Show fields only when they apply

On plans without Conditions, put rarely used fields in a section under **Collapsed by default** so they stay out of the way. Conditions are on Enterprise.

Use the **Conditions** tab to show a field only when another property has a certain value, for example **Churn reason** only when **Stage** is Closed lost.

1. Open the **Conditions** tab and click **New condition**.
2. Choose the controlling property, the condition (such as **is**, **is not**, **is empty**, **is greater than** or **contains**) and the value.
3. Choose the dependent fields to show when the condition is met.

The fields now appear on a record only when the condition is met. If a field has more than one condition, all of them must be met. Lightfield blocks conditions that would depend on each other in a loop, and marks a condition **Inactive** if its property or value is no longer available, so you can pick another or delete it.

## Troubleshooting

### ”Could not save display changes.”

Wait a moment and try again. Refresh the page to load the last saved order.

### I can see the Display tab but can’t change anything

Only owners and admins edit display settings. Ask one of them to make the change.

### I don’t see the Conditions tab

**Conditions** is on Enterprise. You can [collapse rarely used fields](#change-the-field-order) on every plan. To add Conditions, an admin changes the plan in [Settings → Billing](https://crm.lightfield.app/crm/settings/billing/) or contacts Lightfield.

## Common questions

**Do display settings change relationships?** No. Relationship groups are managed on the object’s **Relationships** tab; see [Relationships](/help/custom-objects/relationships/index.md).

**Does hiding an object from the sidebar hide its records?** No. Its records stay available through search and links. To limit who can edit them, see [Groups and permissions](/help/settings/members/roles-and-permissions/index.md).

**Can each person choose their own field order?** No. Display settings apply to everyone in the workspace.