Google’s spreadsheets could soon be taking over even more of your working life
Google Sheets wants to help you run a project from start to finish
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Keeping track of how your big workplace projects are progressing could soon be a lot more straightforward thanks to a newGoogle Sheetsupdate.
Thespreadsheet softwareis introducing a new timeline view that it says will provide a clearer and more intuitive perspective on how your work is progressing, and provideproject managementtools within the platform for the first time.
The new view, described byGoogle Workspaceas a “visual layer” displays project information stored in Sheets, such as the task start and end date, description, and owner. Users can also view more information about the project in the sidebar by clicking on a card within the timeline, and also track progress over time by accessing updated versions of the timeline at various time intervals (day, week, month, quarters, year, and multiyear).
Google Sheets timeline
“The timeline view enables you to easily interact with project information and can help you manage things like marketing campaigns, project milestones, schedules, cross-team collaboration, and more,” aGoogleWorkspace updateblog postannouncing the news noted.
To create a timeline, users will need to head toInsert>Timeline>select a data range>configure the attributes in the timeline settings sidebar. When created, users will then be able to access a number of options, including being able to view the timeline at different time intervals, jump to the current date, and changing the visual appearance of the timeline by adjusting spacing or using colors.
The feature is rolling out now to most Google Workspace users, including Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Nonprofits customers. However legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers, and users with personal Google Accounts, won’t be able to access.
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The announcement is the latest new addition to Google Sheets as the company looks to keep the tool useful and intuitive for users everywhere.
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This includesrecently improving the drag-and-drop experience, meaning Slides users can insert content like text and images straight into a presentation from another app. The company says it hopes the update “enhances flexibility by giving you more ways to work with, display and organize your content”.
Another significant upgrade addedGoogle’s “people chips” to Sheets, meaning that by typing “@” while in a spreadsheet, users will be able to quickly view more information about their colleagues or contacts including their location, job title and contact information. People chips can also be used to take actions such as booking a meeting in Google Meet, starting a chat, sending an email and more.
Mike Moore is Deputy Editor at TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a B2B and B2C tech journalist for nearly a decade, including at one of the UK’s leading national newspapers and fellow Future title ITProPortal, and when he’s not keeping track of all the latest enterprise and workplace trends, can most likely be found watching, following or taking part in some kind of sport.
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