In this post, we’re going to look at how we can quickly access Google Meet directly from Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides. From April 2022, Google added the ability to open a Meet directly from a Sheet, etc and where the Meet will then appear in the sidebar, allowing you to collaborate on the document… Continue reading Using Google Meet directly from Sheets Docs & Slides
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Importing Amazon royalty data from Excel to Google Sheet
In this post we’re going to look at how we can get data from an Excel spreadsheet and import some of it into a Google Sheet. As an example, we’re going to upload an Excel which contains the current month’s royalty data from Amazon and add it to a central sheet which contains all the… Continue reading Importing Amazon royalty data from Excel to Google Sheet
How to use the Google Calendar Appointment System
Google recently improved their appointment system on Google Calendar, which allows people to book appointments directly on your calendar. It’s a great, simple system that may negate the need for 3rd party appointment solutions. However, as you’ll see below it does have one flaw, which means we can’t use it for all our situations. Creating… Continue reading How to use the Google Calendar Appointment System
Calculate hours worked from Google Calendar
In this post, we’re going to see how we can use Google Calendar to record the number of hours we’re working to make sure not overworking! On my Google Calendar I add events to show the periods I’m working (in this case on admin). A script will then get these events and list all of… Continue reading Calculate hours worked from Google Calendar
How to use Shared Drives
One of my favourites features of a Google Workspace account is Shared Drives. In this post, we’re going to look at what they are, how to use them and how they differ from My Drive. What is a Shared drive? A Shared Drive lives in your Google Drive and is an addition to your normal… Continue reading How to use Shared Drives
What’s the difference between a Google Workspace and a free Gmail account?
What’s different in Google Workspace to a free Gmail account? This post will show you some of the differences between a paid Google Workspace account and a free personal Gmail account and quite often Google Workspace users aren’t aware of some of the extra features Workspace offers, so let’s have a look some of them… Continue reading What’s the difference between a Google Workspace and a free Gmail account?
How to automate Google Sheets tasks with Macros
Do you get fed up with doing the same monotonous tasks over and over again on your spreadsheets? Well, there’s one thing that may save you time – Macros. These record you doing actions on your sheets, then with a click of a button you can repeat those actions in seconds. Here, we’re going to… Continue reading How to automate Google Sheets tasks with Macros
Apps Script – How to deploy a library
Apps Script libraries In this post we’re going to look at how we can connect an Apps Script project to a library file. So, first, why would we want to do that? You want to connect to an external project, which you haven’t written. There’s an example of this in my post on how to… Continue reading Apps Script – How to deploy a library
How to quickly make short pre-filled URLs
In this post, we’re going to look at how we can quickly make short bit.ly links for pre-filled Google Forms using Google Sheets and a bit of Apps Script. Bit.ly links are great but if you have to make a lot of them in can be a slow, tedious process. Plus, if you also want… Continue reading How to quickly make short pre-filled URLs
How to authorize an Apps Script project
In this post, I’ll show you how to authorize an Apps Script project. This could be a project that you’ve written yourself or it could be a program someone else has written and something like Google Sheets has displayed a pop up window asking you to authorize the code. The good thing is that it’s… Continue reading How to authorize an Apps Script project