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Open Spreadsheet to Motivational Quote Automatically

Create a simple script to open a particular tab. In this case we're opening to a random motivational quote each time.

Beginner

COUNTA() INDEX() RAND() ROUNDUP()

How do I reference a different spreadsheet in Apps Script?

I'll show you how to get text from one spreadsheet file to another with Apps Script. Yes you can do this by Importrange() but you might want another way to do it.

Intermediate

IMPORTRANGE()

Perfect Use of AI in Google Sheets (Categorize Tasks)

Explore how to use AI for task categorization in Google Sheets, from setting up the environment to using a pre-made code template. Watch as we walk through the process, from generating an API key to fine-tuning the prompt for effective categorization of work and home tasks.

Final code is available in the sheet below. And the original template code is available here:
https://bettersheets.co/snippets/updated-open-ai-model-to-omni

Intermediate

Go to Specific Cell When Spreadsheet is Opened

Create an automation that goes directly to a cell you pick every time you open the spreadsheet file.

Beginner

Use COUNTUNIQUEIFS Multiple Conditions to Count Weekdays of Sales

Analyze sales with COUNTUNIQUEIFS Formula.

Intermediate

COUNTA() FILTER() TEXT() UNIQUE()

What Sucks About Selling Spreadsheets And How to Solve These Problems

I go through a few of the darkest parts of selling spreadsheets and how you can fix them. I offer how to do updates that generate revenue and what marketplaces to sell on to avoid marketing into the void.

Advanced

Creating a Custom URL Link for Your Spreadsheet

Create an apps script function that gets the url of your spreadsheet into a cell.

CONCAT() HYPERLINK()

Intro Video - Make Better Sheets

Transform your Google Sheets game with Better Sheets tutorials! Learn how to create dynamic databases, design-friendly sheets, and more. Discover hidden formulas and tools, and even build your own. Don't miss out on leveling up your productivity. Create dynamic tools, revamp your skillset, and ultimately master Google Sheets like never before. Better Sheets platform offers more than just tutorials. There is a deep directory of every Google Sheets formula with links to step-by-step tutorials as well as blog posts and youtube videos. It's the ultimate resources to learn how to use formulas in Google Sheets. Every tutorial has listed categories and courses it's a part of. In addition to that any formula featured is listed. And you can click on any formula to see that formula in action in other tutorials on the Better Sheets platform. Watch this walkthrough of the Better Sheets platform.

Communicate Better with Gridlines, Border Styles, and Border Colors - Google Sheets

Make your Google Sheets visually appealing and easier to understand with our expert tips on using gridlines, border styles, and colors. Learn how to create a professional-looking spreadsheet that effectively communicates your data to your audience. Boost your productivity today! We're gonna be talking about how to communicate better with grid lines, border styles, and border colors. Really interesting thing happens when you hide grid lines. You lose the grid, and I'll show you how to add that in. And some really interesting things you can do with different styles of border.

Beginner

Ken Asks: Can We Add Star Ratings?

One common feature that users often request is the ability to add star ratings to their spreadsheets. While this feature is not built into Google Sheets, it is possible to create a star rating system using emojis and data validation.

Beginner

AVERAGE() SWITCH() VLOOKUP()

How to Name Sheet Tabs

Organize tabs appropriately to decrease the friction that other users will have when reading or using your spreadsheets.

Beginner

David Asks: About Primary Keys

Create relational databases with index/match. Discover the secret to efficient data management with primary keys! Learn how to sort, filter, and create tables based on unique identifiers in this expert video. Say goodbye to complicated spreadsheets and hello to easy data management.

Intermediate

INDEX() MATCH()

Every Tab Has a Unique ID called GID

Less than 2 minute tip to help you link directly to a tab in a sheet. Each spreadsheet file has it's own unique id, a url. But also every tab has a unique "gid" that you can use to link directly to a tab in a sheet. Saving people a click.

Beginner

Search for Photos in a Google Sheet

This feature is really handy for designers who want to create notes around designs and mockups to showcase to clients. As a photographer, I can also use this to create a searchable sheet with keywords for my photos. You can even use screenshots instead of Unsplash photos like I'm using here. Basically, all you have to do is insert the images into cells and use V lookup to search for them using the ID numbers. You can use this to mock up a newsletter, test out different thumbnails as a YouTuber, or create a landing page or workflow for your business. It's really easy to change the photos by just changing the ID number.

VLOOKUP()

Unique Features - Design a Better Dashboard Part 2

We're gonna talk about some features that we're gonna be using that might be new to you, or, just remind you that we're gonna use them to make 'em very interesting and unique to, using dashboards.

Advanced

Great Sheets! Corona Hiring Sheet

Reviewing a Corona hiring sheet. A great example of using Google Sheets. I have high praise for the design and the use of forms for data validation. The sheet makes great use of white space, circular image, and icons instead of text. While I suggest other ways to monetize the job board, I acknowledge the creator's decision to avoid exploiting the situation.

3 Ways to Count in Google Sheets

The video explains three ways to count cells or information in Google Sheets: using the Explorer, using the COUNT function, and using the COUNTALL function. The Explorer is a tool located at the bottom right of the screen that allows you to quickly understand your data and find the count of items in a column. The COUNT function allows you to count the number of cells that contain numbers in a range of cells, while the COUNTALL function counts all the cells in a range, including those that contain formulas or are blank. The video also mentions other functions such as SUM and UNIQUE

Beginner

COUNTA() COUNTIF()

Alejandro Asks: How do I Sum up Study hours from a Calendar Format?

A member, Alejandro, asks about taking their custom calendar inputs and figuring out study totals for a week. They created a beautiful input and just need to the calculations. I show how to use the data to do the calculations. If you've never used the FLATTEN() formula, this is a good example! And we use double UNIQUE().

FILTER() FLATTEN() SORT() SUM() UNIQUE()

Quickstart Tutorial OpenAI API in Google Sheets

Use the power of OpenAI's GPT-3 inside of Google Sheets. In this quick start tutorial I show you how to take OpenAI's curl commands and change them into Apps Script to use GPT-3 inside of sheets. We write a tweet, we ask questions. And now you can use this power for greater good!

Benoit Asks: How to Convert Case

How can I use this function, lower, upper, or proper as a conditional formatting? And then the other question is, how can I use this to apply on a bunch of cells without having to double the cells?

ARRAYFORMULA() LOWER() PROPER() UPPER()

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Open Spreadsheet to Motivational Quote Automatically

How do I reference a different spreadsheet in Apps Script?

Perfect Use of AI in Google Sheets (Categorize Tasks)

Go to Specific Cell When Spreadsheet is Opened

Use COUNTUNIQUEIFS Multiple Conditions to Count Weekdays of Sales

What Sucks About Selling Spreadsheets And How to Solve These Problems

Creating a Custom URL Link for Your Spreadsheet

Intro Video - Make Better Sheets

Communicate Better with Gridlines, Border Styles, and Border Colors - Google Sheets

Ken Asks: Can We Add Star Ratings?

How to Name Sheet Tabs

David Asks: About Primary Keys

Every Tab Has a Unique ID called GID

Search for Photos in a Google Sheet

Unique Features - Design a Better Dashboard Part 2

Great Sheets! Corona Hiring Sheet

3 Ways to Count in Google Sheets

Alejandro Asks: How do I Sum up Study hours from a Calendar Format?

Quickstart Tutorial OpenAI API in Google Sheets

Benoit Asks: How to Convert Case