diff --git a/docs/columns/available-methods.md b/docs/columns/available-methods.md
index 8ac5afe09..ebd7fa051 100644
--- a/docs/columns/available-methods.md
+++ b/docs/columns/available-methods.md
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ You can either modify that value or bypass it entirely.
### Modifying the column value
-If you would like to modify the value of the column, you can chain the `format` method:
+If you would like to modify the value of the column, you can chain the `format` method, note that the column must exist.
```php
-Column::make('Name')
+Column::make('Name', 'first_name')
->format(
fn($value, $row, Column $column) => $row->first_name . ' ' . $row->last_name
),
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ If you would like to return HTML from the format method you may:
```php
Column::make('Name')
->format(
- fn($value, $row, Column $column) => ''.$row->first_name . ' ' . $row->last_name.''
+ fn($value, $row, Column $column) => ''.$row->name.''
)
->html(),
```