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Tables and Layout: what is the difference?

1 min readUpdated Sep 16, 2026

In short

Tables is the list: names, seats and who sits where. Layout is the room: where each table stands. Change one and the other follows.

Tables is the list: table names, how many seats, and who sits where.

Layout is the room: where each table stands, with the bar, the dance floor and the stage around it.

They stay in sync. A table you create on the Tables page shows up in the floor plan as soon as you place it. A table you drop into the floor plan shows up in the list. Most hosts name the tables first, then arrange the room.

Tables: the list
Layout: the same tables, in the room

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