Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (2024)

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Work with your data

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Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (4) Copy formatting from any text and apply it to another selection of text
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (5) Format data as currency, a percentage, change decimal places, and more
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (6) Add or edit cell borders
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (7) Merge cells
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (8) Change text alignment
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (9) Change how text wraps or rotate text
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (10) Add links, comments, charts, filters, or functions

Note: To improve compatibility with Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts, you can override browser shortcuts.

Add rows, columns, or cells

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Add rows, columns, and cells:

  1. Select the row, column, or cell near where you want to add your new entry.
  2. Right-click the highlightedrow, column, or cellGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (12)InsertGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (13)choose where to insert the new entry.

Delete, clear, or hide rows and columns:

  1. Right-click the row number or column letter.
  2. ClickDelete, Clear, orHide.

Delete cells:

  1. Select the cells.
  2. Right-clickGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (14)Delete cellsGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (15)Shift left or Shift up.

Move rows or columns: Select the row number or column letter and drag it to a new location.

Move cells:

  1. Select the cells.
  2. Point your cursor to the top of the selected cells until a hand appears.
  3. Drag the cells to a new location.

Group rows or columns:

  1. Select the rows or columns.
  2. Click DataGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (16)Group rows or Group columns.

Freeze header rows and columns: Keep a row or column in the same place as you scroll through your spreadsheet. On the menu bar, click ViewGoogle Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (17)Freeze and choose an option.

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Share your spreadsheet

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Click Share and choose what collaborators can do. They'll get anemail notification, too.

Share or unshare Edit content directly

Add comments

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Commenter
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Collaborate with your team

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Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (21) Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (22) Chat with other people viewing the spreadsheet
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (23) Open comments thread
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (24) Share with your team
Google Sheets cheat sheet - Google Workspace Learning Center (25) Insert comments

Copy, email, or publish your spreadsheet

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Make a copy—Create a duplicate of your spreadsheet. This is a great way to create templates.

Download as—Download your spreadsheet in other formats, such as Excel or PDF.

Email as attachment—Email a copy of your spreadsheet.

Version history—See all the changes you and others have made to the spreadsheet or revert to earlier versions.

Publish to the web—Publish a copy of your spreadsheet as a webpage or embed your spreadsheet in a website.

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Work with functions

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Your most important Excel functions exist in Sheets, too. Here’s a few of the things you can do.

AVERAGE

Statistical Returns the numerical average value in a dataset, ignoring text.

AVERAGEIFS

StatisticalReturns the average of a range that depends upon multiple criteria.

CHOOSE

LookupReturns an element from a list of choices based on index.

COUNT

Statistical Returns the count of the number of numeric values in a dataset.

COUNTIF

StatisticalReturns a conditional count across a range.

DATE

DateConverts a provided year, month, and day into a date.

FIND

TextReturns the position at which a string is first found within text.

GETPIVOTDATA

Text Extracts an aggregated value from a pivot table that corresponds to the specified row and column headings.

IF

Logical Returns one value if a logical expression is true and another if it is false.

INDEX

Lookup Returns the content of a cell, specified by row and column offset.

INT

Math Rounds a number down to the nearest integer that’s less than or equal to it.

LOOKUP

Lookup Looks through a row or column for a key and returns the value of the cell in a result range located in the same position as the search row or column.

MATCH

Lookup Returns the relative position of an item in a range that matches a specified value.

MAX

Statistical Returns the maximum value in a numeric dataset.

MIN

Statistical Returns the minimum value in a numeric dataset.

NOW

Date Returns the current date and time as a date value.

ROUND

Math Rounds a number to a certain number of decimal places according to standard rules.

SUM

Math Returns the sum of a series of numbers and/or cells.

SUMIF

Math Returns a conditional sum across a range.

TODAY

Date Returns the current date as a date value.

VLOOKUP

Lookup Searches down the first column of a range for a key and returns the value of a specified cell in the row found.


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