What is start date in Google Sheets?
Start Date is part of the Timeline view in Google Sheets, where tasks or events appear as cards on a date axis. Timeline vocabulary covers card fields, intervals, and how collapsed groups display.
When to use it
Use Timeline view when a project plan or schedule reads clearer as dated cards than as a flat grid.
When to skip it
Skip Timeline when a Gantt-style chart or simple date-sorted table is enough for the audience.
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Timeline chart
A timeline chart shows events or tasks along a date axis so viewers see sequence and overlap. In Google Sheets you often build timelines with bar charts on start and end dates, scatter charts for milestones, or dedicated timeline chart types when the chart editor offers them. Clean date columns and consistent time zones make timelines trustworthy.
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A dashboard is a single view that answers "how are we doing?" without hunting across tabs. In Google Sheets, it is usually a summary tab with big numbers, charts, and conditional formatting fed by QUERY, pivot tables, or IMPORTRANGE from raw data you keep elsewhere.
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