diff --git a/ui/src/components/ColumnNamesPreview.vue b/ui/src/components/ColumnNamesPreview.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..394db3133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/ColumnNamesPreview.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="btn btn-secondary"
+      @click="toggleColumnNames()"
+    >
+      {{ buttonName }} <i class="bi bi-chevron-down" v-if="!isCollapsed"></i>
+      <i class="bi bi-chevron-up" v-else></i>
+    </button>
+    <div class="fst-italic text-secondary" v-show="isCollapsed">
+      {{ columnNamesString }}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent } from "vue";
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  name: "ColumnNamesPreview",
+  props: {
+    columnNames: { type: Array, required: true },
+    buttonName: String,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      isCollapsed: false,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    columnNamesString() {
+      return this.columnNames.join(", ");
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    toggleColumnNames() {
+      this.isCollapsed = !this.isCollapsed;
+    },
+  },
+});
+</script>
diff --git a/ui/src/components/SimpleTable.vue b/ui/src/components/DataPreviewTable.vue
similarity index 75%
rename from ui/src/components/SimpleTable.vue
rename to ui/src/components/DataPreviewTable.vue
index 5c3d0050a..e820843b2 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/SimpleTable.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/DataPreviewTable.vue
@@ -9,26 +9,19 @@
         <th scope="col" v-for="key in tableHeader" :key="key">
           {{ key }}
         </th>
-        <!-- Not required if there are not at least 11 columns -->
-        <th v-if="nCols > 10" scope="col">...</th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody class="table-group-divider">
       <!-- for each row-->
       <tr v-for="(row, index) in dataToPreview" :key="index">
         <!-- for each value in row -->
-        <td v-for="(value, key) in row" :key="key">
-          {{ value }}
-        </td>
-        <!-- Will display the "+ x more" if 11 or more columns are present, else hides the column entirely -->
-        <td rowspan="10" v-if="index === 0 && nCols > 10" class="fst-italic">
-          {{ `+ ${nCols - 10} more` }}
-        </td>
-      </tr>
-      <tr class="text-end fst-italic">
-        <!-- Same goes for rows, only display when there are at least 11 or more rows -->
-        <td colspan="11" v-if="nRows > 10">
-          {{ `+ ${nRows - 10} more rows` }}
+        <td v-for="(value, key, index) in row" :key="key">
+          <span v-if="value.toString().length > tableHeader[index].length">
+            {{ value.toString().slice(0, tableHeader[index].length - 2 ) }}..
+          </span>
+          <span v-else>
+            {{ value }}
+          </span>
         </td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
@@ -41,7 +34,7 @@ import { defineComponent, PropType } from "vue";
 import { isIntArray, transformTable, truncate } from "@/helpers/utils";
 
 export default defineComponent({
-  name: "SimpleTable",
+  name: "DataPreviewTable",
   props: {
     data: {
       type: Array as PropType<{ [key: string]: string }[]>,
@@ -55,10 +48,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: Number,
       required: true,
     },
-    nCols: {
-      type: Number,
-      required: true,
-    },
   },
   computed: {
     maxNumberCharacters() {
diff --git a/ui/src/types/types.d.ts b/ui/src/types/types.d.ts
index 9c55eb589..8cbd11beb 100644
--- a/ui/src/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/ui/src/types/types.d.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export type ProjectsExplorerData = {
   selectedFolder: string;
   createLinkFromTarget: boolean;
   createLinkFromSrc: boolean;
+  columnNames: Array<string>;
 };
 
 export type ProjectsData = {
diff --git a/ui/src/views/ProjectsExplorer.vue b/ui/src/views/ProjectsExplorer.vue
index b6c23e2b2..b2c04193d 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/ProjectsExplorer.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/ProjectsExplorer.vue
@@ -182,13 +182,18 @@
                 :viewTable="selectedFile"
                 :onSave="doCreateLinkFile"
               ></ViewEditor>
-              <SimpleTable
+              <DataPreviewTable
                 v-else
                 :data="filePreview"
                 :maxWidth="previewContainerWidth"
                 :n-rows="fileInfo.dataSizeRows"
-                :n-cols="fileInfo.dataSizeColumns"
-              ></SimpleTable>
+              ></DataPreviewTable>
+              <ColumnNamesPreview
+                v-if="!editView"
+                :columnNames="columnNames"
+                :buttonName="columnNames.length > 10 ? '+ ' + (columnNames.length - 10) + ' variables: ' : columnNames.length + ' variables: '"
+              >
+              </ColumnNamesPreview>
             </div>
             <div v-else-if="!loading_preview && askIfPreviewIsEmpty()">
               <div class="fst-italic">
@@ -209,12 +214,14 @@ import FolderInput from "@/components/FolderInput.vue";
 import ListGroup from "@/components/ListGroup.vue";
 import LoadingSpinner from "@/components/LoadingSpinner.vue";
 import FeedbackMessage from "@/components/FeedbackMessage.vue";
+import ColumnNamesPreview from "@/components/ColumnNamesPreview.vue";
 import {
   getProject,
   deleteObject,
   previewObject,
   getFileDetails,
   createLinkFile,
+  getTableVariables,
 } from "@/api/api";
 import {
   isEmptyObject,
@@ -228,7 +235,7 @@ import { StringArray, ProjectsExplorerData } from "@/types/types";
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import FileUpload from "@/components/FileUpload.vue";
 import FileExplorer from "@/components/FileExplorer.vue";
-import SimpleTable from "@/components/SimpleTable.vue";
+import DataPreviewTable from "@/components/DataPreviewTable.vue";
 import { processErrorMessages } from "@/helpers/errorProcessing";
 import ViewEditor from "@/components/ViewEditor.vue";
 
@@ -244,8 +251,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
     FileUpload,
     FileExplorer,
     FolderInput,
-    SimpleTable,
+    DataPreviewTable,
     ViewEditor,
+    ColumnNamesPreview,
   },
   setup() {
     const project: Ref<StringArray> = ref([]);
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       },
       createLinkFromTarget: false,
       createLinkFromSrc: false,
+      columnNames: [],
     };
   },
   watch: {
@@ -318,21 +327,21 @@ export default defineComponent({
           this.loading_preview = true;
           previewObject(
             this.projectId,
-            `${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}`
+            `${this.selectedObject}`
           )
             .then((data) => {
               this.filePreview = data;
               this.loading_preview = false;
             })
             .catch((error) => {
-              this.errorMessage = `Cannot load preview for [${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}] of project [${this.projectId}]. Because: ${error}.`;
+              this.errorMessage = `Cannot load preview for [${this.selectedObject}] of project [${this.projectId}]. Because: ${error}.`;
               this.clearFilePreview();
               this.loading_preview = false;
             });
-        }
-        getFileDetails(
+
+          getFileDetails(
           this.projectId,
-          `${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}`
+          `${this.selectedObject}`
         )
           .then((data) => {
             this.fileInfo.fileSize = data["size"];
@@ -340,10 +349,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
             this.fileInfo.dataSizeColumns = parseInt(data["columns"]);
             this.fileInfo.sourceLink = data["sourceLink"];
             this.fileInfo.variables = data["variables"];
+            if (isLinkFileType(this.selectedFile)) {
+              this.columnNames = this.fileInfo.variables
+            } else {
+              this.getTableColumnNames( this.projectId, `${this.selectedObject}`)
+            }
           })
           .catch((error) => {
-            this.errorMessage = `Cannot load details for [${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}] of project [${this.projectId}]. Because: ${error}.`;
-          });
+            this.errorMessage = `Cannot load details for [${this.selectedObject}] of project [${this.projectId}]. Because: ${error}.`;
+          });  
+        }
       }
     },
     project() {
@@ -358,6 +373,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
     projectFolders(): StringArray {
       return Object.keys(this.projectContent) as StringArray;
     },
+    selectedObject(): String {
+      return `${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}`
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     isTableType,
@@ -400,6 +418,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
         this.errorMessage = "Folder name cannot be empty";
       }
     },
+    getTableColumnNames (project: string, object: string) {
+      getTableVariables(
+        project,
+        object
+      )
+        .then((data) => {
+          this.columnNames = data; 
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          this.errorMessage = `Cannot load column names for [${object}] of project [${project}]. Because: ${error}.`;
+        });
+    },
     cancelNewFolder() {
       this.createNewFolder = false;
     },
@@ -431,7 +461,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       const folder = splittedFileAndFolder[0];
       const response = deleteObject(
         this.projectId,
-        `${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}`
+        `${this.selectedObject}`
       );
       response
         .then(() => {
@@ -555,7 +585,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
                 this.editView = false;
                 if (this.projectId !== "" && this.selectedFolder !== "") {
                   this.router.push(
-                    `/projects-explorer/${this.projectId}/${this.selectedFolder}/${this.selectedFile}`
+                    `/projects-explorer/${this.projectId}/${this.selectedObject}`
                   );
                 }
               })
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/components/ColumnNamesPreview.spec.ts b/ui/tests/unit/components/ColumnNamesPreview.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92a524943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/components/ColumnNamesPreview.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { shallowMount, VueWrapper } from "@vue/test-utils";
+import ColumnNamesPreview from "@/components/ColumnNamesPreview.vue";
+
+describe("ColumnNamesPreview", () => {
+  let wrapper: VueWrapper<any>;
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    wrapper = shallowMount(ColumnNamesPreview, {
+      props: {
+        columnNames: ["col1", "col2"],
+        buttonName: "+ 2 more columns",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("Toggle column names", () => {
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isCollapsed).toBe(false)
+    wrapper.vm.toggleColumnNames()
+    expect(wrapper.vm.isCollapsed).toBe(true)
+  });
+  test("Join column names with comma", () => {
+    expect(wrapper.vm.columnNamesString).toBe("col1, col2")
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/components/SimpleTable.spec.ts b/ui/tests/unit/components/DataPreviewTable.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from ui/tests/unit/components/SimpleTable.spec.ts
rename to ui/tests/unit/components/DataPreviewTable.ts
index 5ca2ff4d8..636a9fec9 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/components/SimpleTable.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/components/DataPreviewTable.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { shallowMount, VueWrapper } from "@vue/test-utils";
-import SimpleTable from "@/components/SimpleTable.vue";
+import DataPreviewTable from "@/components/DataPreviewTable.vue";
 
 function getListOfColumnValues(
   data: {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function getListOfColumnValues(
   });
 }
 
-describe("SimpleTable", () => {
+describe("DataPreviewTable", () => {
   const data = [
     {
       firstName: "Bofke",
diff --git a/ui/tests/unit/views/ProjectExplorer.spec.ts b/ui/tests/unit/views/ProjectExplorer.spec.ts
index 4001da142..92d81c2a4 100644
--- a/ui/tests/unit/views/ProjectExplorer.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/tests/unit/views/ProjectExplorer.spec.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ describe("ProjectsExplorer", () => {
         api.getFileDetails.mockImplementation(() => {
             return Promise.resolve({});
         });
+        api.getTableVariables.mockImplementation(() => {
+            return Promise.resolve({});
+        });
         // Important: selectedFolder before selectedFile, since watcher for selectedFolder resets selectedFile to ""
         expect(wrapper.vm.fileToDelete).toBe("");
         expect(wrapper.vm.folderToDeleteFrom).toBe("");