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H: How to get a cell to show blank if it cannot lookup the search key? For Example: If cell A1 contains the letter "A", "B" or "C" randomly in it, and in cell B1, lookup A1 (doesn't matter where). If cell A1 DOESN'T contain the letter "A", "B" or "C" in it, I want B1 to show up blank. At the moment, the cell only show...
H: How to select multiple, non-consecutive cells in Google Sheets using a list of the cell addresses I have a very long, comma-separated list of cell address coordinates, shortened here for the sake of brevity: C3,C7,C17,C56. I would like to select these cells. Is this possible to do by pasting the values into a field...
H: Split one column into two equal halves GOAL: Split one column of items into two half-sized columns of items. So if there are originally 1 column by n rows I want two columns by (n ÷ 2) rows with exactly the same items as the 1 x n column. PROBLEM: I would like to split 1 column ( that contains vendor Invoice#'s ) i...
H: Is there a way to update an email thread in Gmail with the keyboard? I find it frustrating that Gmail uses an ajax or other system to put a yellow box in the bottom right of an email thread to tell you that you got a new email, but it doesn't just go put the actual email there for you to read it. I'm hoping there'...
H: When sharing a document through Google Drive, is all its revision history also shared? Imagine the following scenario: on Day 1 I create a text document on Google Drive. on Day 2 I edit it. on Day 3 I share it with John so that "John can edit". Can John see the version from Day 1 in the revision history, or shoul...
H: Delete events from Google Calendar with a specific word in the title I'm trying to delete specific events on my Google calendar, I've found this script that delete events with a specific title: function delete_events() { //take care: Date function starts at 0 for the month (January=0) var fromDate = new Date(20...
H: Conditional Average with a function I'm trying to average a range but only if one condition is true. A B C 1: A 1 2 2: B 3 4 3: C 5 6 4: D 7 8 5: A 1 6 6: E 8 9 7: E 5 8 What I want is if the char I'm looking for is "A" then I want my average to produce something to the form of: (1/2 + 1/6) /2 =AVERAGEIF(A:A, "...
H: How do I change a cell to the color of the hexadecimal value of a cell in Google Spreadsheets? Based on my data, I calculated values of hexadecimal color codes. I want some cell (I don't care whether it's an empty cell at the end of the row or the same cell) to be the color based on the code. I don't want to use c...
H: Easily switch between seeing only lines affecting a running total and all lines Background: I have a spreadsheet with one row per date. Each row has a current total A, there are different ways to either add or subtract a value from that total. No other column except G (for A, the current total) contains any calcula...
H: Save YouTube Playlist Offline Is it possible to download or save a YouTube Playlist so that is can be viewed while offline? AI: YouTube's premium service, YouTube Red, allows this in the YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Gaming apps. Once you are subscribed to YouTube Red ($1.99/month), you will see an "Add to of...
H: How can I add a caption to a photo in a shared Google Photos album? I have a collection of photos in a shared album on Google Photos. For each photo I want to set a short description as a caption. AI: This can be done in either the Google Photos app, or the Google Photos website. Tap or click to view a single phot...
H: Playlists of playlists on YouTube Is it possible to have a playlist which contains other playlists on YouTube? For example I have a playlist named 'Jazz' which contains jazz music, and a playlist called 'Rock' which contains rock. Is it possible to create a playlist named 'Music' which contains both and adds from b...
H: Display the contents of a named range elsewhere in the sheet I have a sheet like so: A B 1 W X 2 Y Z I have the range A1:A2 named as "Column1". I want to display that range elsewhere. Now if I wanted to display it as a row, I know =TRANSPOSE(Column1) works. But how can I display it as a column? I know =TRANSPOSE...
H: YouTube save position Is there a way to autosave positions of YouTube videos? Preferably automatically and without plugins. This worked a month ago without a plugin, now it does not work anymore (for me). Ubuntu Linux and Chromium browser. AI: Unfortunately, the built in YouTube video resume feature is only for vid...
H: Filtering by case-sensitive string equality I discovered (when answering this question) that string comparison in filter is case insensitive: the formulas =filter(A:A, B:B = "Yes") and =filter(A:A, B:B = "YES") have the same output. Apparently, this is true generally for string comparison in Google Sheets: ="Y"="y...
H: Yahoo Inbox email Preview has text which is missing in Normal view I received a mail from a new contact and the Inbox Preview in Yahoo Web Mail shows this: I see text like Dear Sir Greeting. When I open the email to get the Normal view, there is no text matching the Preview. To be specific, the words: Thank...
H: Is it possible to appeal a Facebook 'profile report' decision? I have reported a Facebook profile (a "profile", not a "page") as "Represents a business or organisation" which is (I believe) against Facebook's ToS. The profile in question has no 'personal' content on its timeline, it's purely promotion for that busi...
H: How can I enable all possible Facebook notifications to be received by email? I would like to first enable all possible email notifications by Facebook (including all my Groups and Pages) to then subsequently and selectively turn those off that I don't want. AI: From the Facebook Help Centre: You can't turn off n...
H: Gmail authentication requires phone verification A group project I am involved in has a shared Gmail account for a while now. There is no single number associated with this account which I am aware of. I was trying to log from another device than a usual one so Google asked me to prove I am human. Hence a SMS or ph...
H: Create a grade sheet where it will flag number grades in a certain range by turning that row another color I'm trying to create a grade sheet where it will flag number grades in a certain range by turning that row another color. The problem I'm having has to do with grades of Zero. I have this formula for the othe...
H: Closing Google Apps account: Can I migrate YouTube account and Android Apps? I have a Google Apps account, which I use for my personal email and as my primary personal Google account. The Google Apps account is associated with my personal domain name. I am thinking about closing my Google Apps account because I am ...
H: How to add a hyperlink in Hotmail (live.com)? I have an email address ending with @outlook.com. I am replying to an e-mail right now and I can't find any button to add a link (or hyperlink). I have the buttons to add an image, to format the text in bold, italic, etc, but I can't find any option to add a link. This ...
H: Disabling all Gmail's April fools Is there any way to disable all future Google's April fools in Gmail (and even better, in all Google services)? AI: No, there isn't. Google has never offered any option to prevent their corporate pranks. Of course, in the past, most have been ones where you actually need to go to a...
H: Blocked Facebook user highlighted in yellow When I block a user on Facebook and it highlights in yellow, what does it mean? I have never seen this before and the highlighting seems very unusual. Any suggestions? AI: When you first block someone, it will direct you to a "manage blocking" page (https://www.facebook.c...
H: What is a cut and paste approach to converting a chunk of a google spreadsheet to markdown table? I maintain my web site in a version of markdown, with the common table extension. I maintain my inventory as a google spreadsheet. I'd like a quick way to copy paste a chunk of a spreadsheet, and get it out as markdown...
H: Suspicious access to my Gmail account from "Authorized Application" In the lower right corner of my Gmail page, there a link to see the access history and activities for my account. In the list, I discovered an entry of access from "Authorized Application (427071021612.apps.googleusercontent.com)" and its location ...
H: "maximum number of people and Pages to see first" - What is the limit and how to trim list? What is the limit as the message did not say anything about that How to trim the list for the ones I want there to avoid message You've Reached the Limit You have picked the maximum number of people and Pages to see fi...
H: How Google Photos synchronization works with Google Drive? When you allow; Your mobile or desktop synchronize photos to your google+, google photos. These photos can show into your account drive within a folder called google photos. Now when you synchronize your google drive to your windows system these photos will...
H: Row by row comparison with FILTER returning error I am trying do a row by row comparison of two separate sheets, and display the unequal rows on a third sheet. As an example, rows three and five on Sheet1 are different from Sheet2 and I want to display only them on Sheet3. SHEET1 SHEET2 ...
H: Weird looking Gmail location history Starting from today the IP addresses look like this: So what gives? AI: Those are IPv6 IP addresses. The IPv4 address space ran out of room some time ago. IPv6 has 7.9×1028 more available addresses than IPv4, so we won't run out of addresses for quite a while. Nothing to worry ...
H: Group events by day, count them and aggregate the amounts I have a long list of date times (timestamps) in column A, attached to some data in column B. I want to group this data by day, obtaining the count of events and the totals for each day. For example, from this input +-------------------+----+ | 4/1/2016 15:5...
H: Keyboard shortcut to extend Google Sheet formula down to the next cell? I have a formula in cell A2, say, in a Google Sheet. With cell A2 selected, is there a keyboard shortcut to extend that formula down to cell A3? AI: Yes, but it's a series - Shift + Alt + Down (select) then: Ctrl D (fill)
H: Is it possible to archive Facebook Pages? I have a couple of Facebook Pages that are related to projects that no longer exist. I would like to archive these pages without deleting them. Does Facebook offer such a feature? AI: I don't think Facebook provide any such feature except that download a copy of data. But y...
H: How to open custom (embedded) Google maps in full view? I want to open an embedded map that has custom routes in it in full view but clicking the "Google" logo only takes me to the map without all the custom information. How do I open a custom map in full view? I've tried googling the problem, but all techniques ar...
H: Google forms hierarchical multiple choice questions Supposing I have 2 multiple-choice questions concerning: Country students are from: ..... (choices include USA, UK, China ....) States where they are from: then if they selected USA in the first question, the options shown will be LA, Cali or somewhere in the US ...
H: Is it possible to access Google Translate offline? Is there an implementation - be it either through a Chrome app or native Linux software - that allows me to use Google Translate while being offline? AI: You can use the Google Translate Android application offline if you download the languages. Athtek Software's w...
H: Formula to use to return a value of 1 for several cells that meet a certain crtieria Here's the spreadsheet I need help with: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGYgprXe7V7WH2HII0hvQDWXl1SaG_a4MUZ5HDGhSq8/edit#gid=258610801 I basically need cell B21 in the "Report" worksheet to return a value of "1" if columns...
H: GEO Place Manipulation I have encountered a very unusual and bizarre situation in Twitter. A user with account @hh88hhhh seems to tweet from multiple locations even though it's nearly impossible he/she can be in these far apart locations! Can location be directly manipulated? AI: When you add a location to a twee...
H: Google treats vbscript as exact match of cscript, how do I deal with that? When I google for CSCript refference, google returns VBScript results. Even when I put CScript in quotes. Have a look: I don't want to match vbscript but also I don't want to exclude vbcript results since vbscript and cscript documentation ...
H: Formula to use to add up all rows that returned a value of '1' for several cells that meet a specific criterion I need cell B21 in the Reports sheet to add up all rows that meet this criterion: return a value of 1 if columns M, O, T, U, W, X, Z, AA, AB, AC have the answer No, I do not have psoriasis on this are...
H: Can I set a trigger to run every second? While searching for answer to How can I trigger a function when switching sheets within a spreadsheet? I noticed that the Triggers for current project dialog has an option for specifying a trigger interval in seconds. That is, in the first drop-down menu (a), I select On tim...
H: Display imported data in reverse order, so that the most recent entries are on top I want to invert the spreadsheet so I get the data at the top every day. I've tried to =sort(importdata("=importdata("http://www.tr4der.com/download/historical-prices/SPY/"),1,false) but that doesn't seem to work. Would anyone know...
H: How can I change the preview image when sharing a link on Facebook? I would like to change the preview image that is shown when sharing a link on Facebook, e.g. on a timeline, in a chat or post. Figure 1: Screenshot of a shared link on Facebook Messenger. AI: From Help Centre answer: Here’s how this works all: Y...
H: Is it possible to create an open group for a Facebook Page? This group should be an integrated part of the Facebook Page (cf. Page Events) and be represented as a tab in the tab menu. Does Facebook provide such a feature for Facebook pages? AI: No. It is not possible. There is no such feature available. There is di...
H: How do I get Google Tasks back on Google Calendar after “reminders” has replaced it? Google offered me the possibility to to used Google reminders in my calendar, if I wanted. I said, ok, let's try it. Now Google Calendar has gone and there seems to be no way to get it back: How do I get "Tasks" in my list of cale...
H: Restore reminders in Google Calendars I accidentally switched back to Google Tasks in Google Calendar. I still have my reminders, I can see them on Android, but the reminder calendar is gone from the web app, and I can't see my reminders there. How can I add my reminders again to Google Calendar? AI: On the Google ...
H: How to address the columns of an inline array? Suppose you want to run a query against an inline array: QUERY({"apple"; "orange"; "banana"}, "select A") This yields Unable to parse query string for Function QUERY parameter 2: NO_COLUMNA. Is this type of array even addressable? AI: The columns of an inline array are...
H: Does Instagram delete old accounts? It looks like my old Instagram account has been deleted, whereas I still have a confirmation of my account creation (in 2012) in my e-mail inbox. AI: Yes, Instagram tends to delete accounts that have been inactive for a prolonged period of time. I found this on their website: "W...
H: How to remove label for some emails? I am fetching emails via POP from another Gmail account and am applying a label @Private to all such emails. Now, on my private email I also receive emails from services like Bitbucket. So I wanted to filter those emails as well and have created a filter @Bitbucket for all such...
H: Validation to check a list of values from found on a different sheet I have two sheets in my workbook named 'Tasks' and 'Personnel'. The 'Personel' sheet has three columns that contains a list of Person's ID, Name, and Contact Number. While the 'Task' sheet contains their tasks. How can I give validation to colum...
H: TeX in Google Docs I would like to type bra-keted expression into the document. How do I do that? AI: The Docs support a little bit of TeX syntax, but apparently not \langle and \rangle. It seems the best we can do is to use Unicode characters: U+27E8 ⟨ Mathematical left angle bracket U+27E9 ⟩ Mathematical ...
H: No results on Google Search in normal mode, but results in incognito? In normal browsing mode, when I search for "pimp scroll bar html", I get no results: However on Incognito mode (for Google Chrome), suddenly I get results: I disabled all my extensions, and yet the problem is still there. Why does this happen? ...
H: How to use OR operator in Gmail I have a huge list of senders who I would like to filter in Gmail. If you can help me figure this out, I can finally get over this headache. I've tried these queries. from:(David Kadavy OR Lloyed from Speakeasy OR Traction Conf) No results from:David Kadavy OR from:Lloyed from Spe...
H: 'seen' message status on Facebook website and Messenger app Some of the messages I have sent to Facebook friends are appearing with 'seen' stamp if I open the messages on facebook.com while they are unseen on the Messenger app. Which one is the right one? It seems to me that messenger is right because on Facebook, ...
H: Adding and/or logic into the criteria field (SUMIF)? Using Google Sheets with the expression SUMIF, is there a way to make the criteria field look for 2 types of values using OR logic? A B Joe 1 Joe 2 Tim 3 Roy 4 Tim 5 Roy 6 How do I make a SUMIF for the rows that have Joe and Roy so the res...
H: An "Updated on" field that records the last time that a particular column changed Is it possible to create a "last updated" field under Google Sheets? I have a status column, where the status progresses something like: New -> Pending -> Started -> Done I would like to add a "status last changed on XXX" column, w...
H: Why is Google.COM redirecting to local? When I try to search on google.com (United States), it redirects me on google.ca (the local one for me). I can access all google's sites in this list, except the one for United States. Can someone explain why ? Is there a way to access google.com from Canada ? AI: It is beca...
H: How can one link to a specific portion of an article? I wish to link to a specific portion of a Wikipedia article. For example in this article about Mahatma Gandhi, I wish to create a direct link to the section Struggle for Indian Independence without showing the other details above. Is this possible? AI: You can c...
H: IMPORTHTML 'could not fetch URL' but used to be able to I made a spreadsheet, a part of which uses the IMPORTHTML function to get data from this webpage. For the first couple of weeks that it ran, it worked pretty great, getting all the data from the table as needed. I use the function 3 times, to get the results f...
H: Vimium for Google Docs I like to use Vimium all the time, but I'm having some difficulty understanding how to use it for Google Docs. In Google Docs, I can't seem to stop the cursor from blinking (i.e. it's as though I'm perpetually in insert mode - no matter how many times I press Esc). This means that, when I go ...
H: Google Drive used storage is larger online than in my local folder, why? I have Google Drive application keeping my local Google Drive folder always in sync with the cloud. I have recently received a warning of "few storage space", where it tells me I have 10GB plus occupied by Google Drive: However, my local Goog...
H: Is there a way to visit Quora in mobile URL when I'm on desktop? I'm on desktop and would like to visit Quora as I visit it in mobile. Is there a way to do so? What URL should I use? AI: You can simply change your browser's User Agent to that of a mobile browser. Quora reads the User Agent when you load the page to...
H: How to choose the default Google account for a Google service? I have 3 Google accounts - a personal account, a work account, and an NGO account I rarely use. When I open a Google service (like photos.google.com), it opens it using my work account, even though I have both private and work Inbox tabs open. Is there ...
H: How can I get contacts back into the inbox? My favorite contacts used to be listed to the left in the inbox, and mailing was a one-step process. Now, to mail a contact I click on gmail, then contacts, and a new window opens. Then to compose, another window has to open. AI: Google is promoting Hangouts, which is no...
H: Gmail shows an email (categorized as inbox), in "all mail" but not in inbox This is when I click on "All Mail" And this is when I click on Inbox Notice that in the "All Mail" pic, the category is "Inbox" for the bunch of recent emails. Whereas in the "Inbox" pic, the last email showing is from Apr 24, and the one...
H: Gmail forward all email - respond as original receiver I have two Gmail addresses/accounts, OfficialAddressA and PrivateAdressB. I have set all incoming emails to OfficialAddressA to be forwarded to PrivateAdressB, and remove Gmail's copy. Now I want to answer a forwarded email in my private account, as if I was an...
H: Reverse lookup from Google Spreadsheets key I can't figure out where the data in an IMPORTRANGE function is coming from. How can I use the spreadsheet key to find the the original spreadsheet IMPORTRANGE is pulling from? AI: A Google spreadsheet URL looks like the following https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m...
H: Reference one of my own spreadsheets, within another, by its name I would like to reference a spreadsheet that is within my own Google Drive, owned by me. The catch is, the spreadsheet changes. It will be a different spreadsheet ever day, with the date as it's filename. I cannot reference it by spreadsheet key. I w...
H: Time Validation Error Message does not dismiss I have =DateTime.Now in the Minimum Field to prevent users from entering time in the past. This does prevent past time entry, but the error message "Time must be on or after XX:XXam" does not go away even after a valid future time is entered. Is there a way to get rid ...
H: Google Sheets sharing setting, "Specific people can access" but can't see each other For Google sheets sharing setting, I have it on "Specific people can access", but the people can see who has access to that sheet. Is there anyway to make the setting so that the specific people can't see who else has access to tha...
H: In gmail, when I block messages from a certain sender, only future messages are blocked When I block messages from a certain mail address in gmail, I get a message that future messages from that sender will be marked as spam. But how to mark those messages already received as spam? Why would I be interested in keep...
H: How can I see Google spreadsheets in Myanmar font? I want to know whether it is possible to see Google spreadsheet in Myanmar font. Because in my Ubuntu operating system I am not able to see the spreadsheet text in Myanmar font which show only boxes. I had installed the Myanmar Zawgyi fonts from the following lin...
H: How can I add a photo from my Google Photos to the Google Image Search? How can I make a photo from my personal Google Photos available to the Google Image Search? AI: You probably need to use the image on a website in order for Google to index it. From https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/175288?hl=en: If ...
H: How to put multiple tags in codepen post? How can I add multiple tags on codepen.io? When I use the write page, in the Tags box, I don't understand how to put multiple tags and not only one tag. Here a screenshot for my problem: Like you can see it puts all the tags together (html css js php tag5 tag6 etc) rather ...
H: How to remove the association between two Gmail accounts? I want to remove that other account. Both of them are Gmail accounts. How could I do? AI: Just sign out from your Gmail account and then login only that one which you want to work with. The account association is showing through the browser.
H: What will happen to my OneDrive files when the storage space decreases to 5GB? I logged into OneDrive today and received this message: Seems like Microsoft are pushing Office 365 harder than ever, and are shrinking my 25GB OneDrive account to 5GB in a few months. However, I am using 39.1GB/40GB of space on the fr...
H: Google apps script to check availability I'm using google form+calendar to create a reservation system for my makers lab. The user fills out the form and an event is created on the calendar so the TA knows when to goto the lab to help the user. Currently I'm using this script(which i found online and modified it a ...
H: Fill zeros for the dates when no data was recorded I have a table with dates (in increasing order) and corresponding values. Some dates are missing, like 3/27 below. I'd like to insert them in Date column, and have 0 entered in the Value column for these missing dates. How to achieve this, preferably with a formul...
H: Set the default image size of an embedded image to match the image's original size in Gmail Is there any way to set the default image size automatically in Gmail to ensure it embeds any given image at its original size? For example, a 400x400 image would retain the size 400x400 when embedded in an email and not be ...
H: Google Movies showing placeholder images I have been using Google Movie Showtimes to browse movies. However recently something has happened with the site, and the movie posters have all been replaced with placeholder images: What can I do about this problem? AI: Update: the images have been restored. Movie show...
H: How to increase Google Forms content width? I have a google form for which I have some grid questions, using long labels. This implies that some of the questions are shown with scroll bars I do not want. is there a way to configure my form to avoid that ? AI: I am afraid (as mentioned by @sandwich as well) there is...
H: How to line cross over in flowchart in draw.io I am drawing flow chart in draw.io, I didn't find a way cross the two lines with cross over connector as above figure. Can any one help me out? AI: as a workaround, if you need the visual element, you can create an arc as a custom shape with connection points. It adds...
H: Using regex in Google Sheets data validation I'm trying to use a regex in the Google Sheets data validation in order to ban the input of special characters, so basically my allowed set should be [a-zA-Z0-9,./()]. I'm using the custom formula input with the following =REGEXMATCH(TO_TEXT(range),"^[^a-zA-Z0-9,./()]") ...
H: How to create a question in Google Forms that allows two distinct answers? I have a question like this (it's a DISC test, if this matters): 1. From the following list, which option is 100% you and which option is 0% you? a. tall b. fat c. happy d. unemployed How can I make this possible in Google Forms? The person...
H: How to refer to a cell's content from a query in Google Spreadsheets? =QUERY('F/O OFF'!1:1000, "select H, J where B='CIN'label H'', J''") Right now this formula works fine, but i have to change the "where B=" for each row in the sheet. I want to get it so where B= (The value in colA of the row the query is bein...
H: How do Google Forms handle the "Other" field in Multiple choice/Checkboxes/Drop-down questions? We use the "Other" option on our multiple choice questions but get inconsistent results recorded for the field on both the form "Responses" tab and the connected spreadsheet as well. There seems to be an accepted answer ...
H: Can Dropbox be made to store files only on their servers and not locally, to save space? I often store old files I don't need anymore in a folder in Google Drive. This is convenient as they are out of the way and not using space on my SSD yet still accessible if needed. I'm starting to get into Dropbox. Can Dropbox...
H: Is it better to exclude non essential words in Google searches For example, if I had a question about iMovie, should I search Google: How to add transitions to multiple clips in iMovie Or something like: Add transitions multiple clips iMovie AI: As Moab mentioned, the Google algorithms are pretty smart, and will o...
H: How to return only the first row containing the value you are searching for in a query? =QUERY('F/O DEFVSREC'!$1:$1000, "select C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V where B='"&A35&"'label C'', D'', E'', F'', G'', H'', I'', J'', K'', L'', M'', N'', O'', P'', Q'', R'', S'', T'', U'', V''") Ther...
H: How do I add post history to my wordpress.com blog? I'm using the Penscratch theme for a wordpress.com blog, and it doesn't seem to have post history. I've looked through the blog-customization options, and I didn't find how to add this. I suspect it's hiding in there, but I've not been able to find it. AI: In "Cus...
H: Change email boxout text in Gmail Currently, when someone hovers over my picture after receiving a Gmail e-mail from me they see the following: I probably wouldn't, tbh. I no longer want this text to display as it seems a little unprofessional. How do I change it? AI: I expect that that's derived from the "About ...
H: Is it permissible to scrape Facebook through the Graph API? Can I use the Graph API to scrape Facebook? And, if so what are the terms. AI: You can scrape Facebook according to these terms. After you agree to those terms, you must submit this agreement
H: How many spreadsheets are stored in my Google Drive? A Google survey asked me: About how many spreadsheets are stored in your Google Drive? I ended up guessing, because I couldn't find a way to find the real number. In Google Drive interface, there is an option to search for spreadsheets (type:spreadsheet), but t...
H: Gmail search for unstarred emails in a label Have tried multiple way and none of them has worked, Used : in:Test -is:starred and -is:starred in:TEST and other option, None of them worked, in:Test -is:starred has listed all started email in Test label, but the inverse is no working, please help me in resolving this....
H: Import only those cells from a spreadsheet that have certain conditional formatting I have created a Google Form which links to a spreadsheet. There is an option which asks for the person's name. For the answers in the sheet, I've created conditional formatting to highlight the correct answers. =importrange(" xxxx...
H: Sync multiple cells so that if any one of them is changed, the others change as well I have 4 hard coded cells on 4 different sheets (within a google sheet file) that I'd like to keep synced. If any of those four cells have been changed, I'd like the other three cells to be updated to that changed value. The trick ...
H: How to sum cells in Google Sheets that contain numbers and text? This has already been addressed in Excel but I was wondering how to do the same in Google Sheets. So suppose the B cell has this formula: ="frontend (days) total: "&sum(B2,B10,B14,B20) and the C cell has a similar formula. I would like the D cell to ...
H: Unable to parse query string for function Query, when using IMPORTRANGE This is the problem I'm seeing: Error - Unable to parse query string for function QUERY parameter 2: NO_COLUMND The formula is of the form: =query(importange("...", "Sheet!A:V"), "select D where V = 1", 1) I imported data from another shee...
H: Replace whitespace with tabs at the beginning of paragraph only I am using Google Docs to edit digitalized documents. Those documents end up with whitespace at the beginning of every paragraph, which I have to replace with tabs so they do not take up space at a Braille Display. How can I replace these whitespace se...
H: Using cell value to define sheet reference, e.g.: "=A1!B2" I have data across different sheets in my Google Spreadsheet, called "data(Joe)", "data(John)", etc. From another spreadsheet I want to review that data in a structured way. I would like to be able to switch between the datasets by entering the name "Joe" o...