Systems and methods for creating and managing tables

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• receiving a request to create a table, the request including an indication of a number of columns and a number of rows for the table,
• generating the table, the table comprising the number of columns and the number of rows indicated in the request, an intersection of a column and a row in the table being a cell of the table, the table further comprising a summary row;
• rendering the table for display on a user interface of a client device, the table comprising a column type selection affordance for selecting a column type for at least one column rendered in the table and a summary type selection affordance for selecting a summary type for at least one column rendered in the table;
• receiving selection of the column type selection affordance to select a column type for a column from a user of the client device;
• applying the selected column type to each cell of the column;
• and
• updating the summary type available for the column based on the selected column type for the column.