Getting The Most Out of G Suite - Google Sheets

Learn how to create, store, share, and work on spreadsheets online utilizing the Google Cloud and Google Sheets platform. Unlock the power of Google Sheets by watching this short video.

Goals and Objectives

  • Build confidence navigating the Google Sheets interface
  • Create new sheets, access the pre-made template gallery, and share sheets with others  
  • Better understand how to use basic functions like freeze, conditional formatting, and alternating colors 
  • Organize data with the sort and filter functions 
  • Split text to columns when pasting in data sets from the web or CSV files
  • Manage large data sets with basic statistics and count functions
  • Create line and bar graphs
Additional Documents
Workshop PDF
Google Sheets Keyboard Hotkeys for PC and MAC

Need Proof Of Completion?

Please watch the video below. If you need proof of completion for course credit, be sure to complete the Google Forms quiz as directed in the video. You will receive your score via email shortly after submitting the Google Form. 

In addition, upon successful completion of at least 4 workshops in this series, you are eligible to receive a certificate of completion. Certificates can be resume boosters and can be shared with professors as proof of completion. After meeting the above requirements, you can request a Certificate of Completion.

Workshop Video

Workshop Resources

Workshop Handouts

Workshop PDF

Google Sheets Keyboard Hotkeys for PC and MAC

Timestamps

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0:00 Introduction
0:18 What is Google Sheets?
0:38 Why should I use Google Sheets?
1:06 How do I access Google Sheets?
1:42 Guided walk-through
1:49 Creating a new blank spreadsheet or use a premade template
2:05 The template gallery
2:33 Naming and saving a spreadsheet to your desired location
3:04 Starring a spreadsheet for quick Google Drive access
3:21 The File tab
3:39 Sharing spreadsheets with others
4:32 The Edit tab
4:47 Hotkey shortcuts
4:59 The View tab
5:12 Example of freezing a column
5:20 The Insert tab
5:35 The Format tab
6:00 Conditional formatting example
7:16 Alternating colors example
7:55 The Data tab
8:02 Sort and filter function examples
8:49 Split text to columns example
9:30 Countif and Count function examples
10:44 Basic statistics function examples (min, max, average, median, mode)
11:19 Line chart example
11:54 Bar chart example
12:38 Additional considerations (pros and cons)
13:17 G Suite Workshop Series ala carte menu
13:29 Noʻeau Center contact information

Workshop Quiz

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