

Use a Drop-Down List for Faster Data Entry.Freeze Rows/Columns with a Simple Drag and Drop Trick.If you’re one of the growing fans of Google Sheets, here are 10 Google Sheets tips and tricks that will save you time and make you more productive. I can see Google Sheets becoming a major player in the spreadsheet space (better than what it is now). Google Sheets also come with a great set of functions and highly useful functionalities. While Google Sheets presents a viable (and free or low-cost) option to people who want to use spreadsheets for basic data entry and data management (such as freelancers, small business, teachers, etc.), it’s cannot be an alternative for heavy data analysis. Google Sheets is still nowhere close to Excel when it comes to data analysis, charting, and automation.You can chat with people who are accessing a Google Sheets document (my new favorite feature).You can share the Google Sheets document with many people at the same time without any back and forth emails and issues of version control. It’s amazing when it comes to collaboration.Since everything is in the cloud, your experience is seamless. You can easily do something in it on your desktop/laptop and then make changes in your smartphone using Google Sheets app. Google Sheets have a frictionless usage across all devices.Google spreadsheets are web-based and can easily be accessed from any device and from anywhere.While it is still not at a stage where it can crunch data like Excel or automate tasks using VBA, it does have a few advantages over Excel spreadsheets. It has found some loyalists in freelancers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. While Microsoft Excel still rules the spreadsheet world, Google Sheets has been slowly making inroads.
