# Exploring data

> Pick a configuration and table, read the grid, and page through your project data.

The Explorer is where you read your data. Pick a table from the sidebar and its
records load into a grid - already enriched with the related details you would
otherwise have to look up by hand.

## Pick a configuration

If your company has more than one
[configuration](/insight/concepts#configuration), choose one from the switcher at
the top of the sidebar. Its tables fill the list below. With a single
configuration, this is chosen for you.

## Choose a table

The sidebar lists every table in the configuration, each with a live **record
count** so you can see where the data is. Search by name to narrow the list, then
select a table to load it. Empty tables are dimmed.

## Read the grid

The grid shows the table's records:

- **Project ID** and **Project Name** come first, so you always know which
  project a row belongs to.
- The table's own columns follow, in their configured order. **Key** and
  **required** fields are highlighted.
- **Inherited columns** from a parent or related table appear too, with the
  source table noted in the header. See
  [inherited columns](/insight/concepts#inherited-columns).
- Values are formatted for display - dates, decimals, units and so on - matching
  how they read elsewhere in GIMLabs.

Drag a column border to resize it.

<Callout type="tip" title="Everything is read-only">
  You can select and copy values, but nothing in the grid edits your data. To
  change records, use [Manage](https://www.gimlabs.io/platform/manage).
</Callout>

## Page through results

Insight loads records a page at a time - 500 rows per page. Use **Previous** and
**Next** below the grid to move through them. The total record count is shown so
you know how much data the table holds.

## In this section

<Cards>
  <Card title="Filtering by project" href="/insight/explorer/filtering">
    Narrow the grid to one or more projects.
  </Card>
  <Card title="The geology overlay" href="/insight/explorer/geology">
    Add stratum descriptions alongside your records.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Exporting data" href="/insight/explorer/exporting">
    Download the current view as CSV or JSON.
  </Card>
</Cards>