Posts by Joe Buchmann

Have you ever had a list where you needed to remove duplicates to only see one occurrence of each item? This article will show to remove duplicate items using the UNIQUE function. Remove Duplicate Items With UNIQUE This example displays a list of items with some of them being duplicate entries. Using the UNIQUE function will…

The PROPER function works great for names since it capitalizes the first letter of every word, but it doesn’t work for formatting sentences. What if you only want to capitalize the first letter of sentences? Formatting sentences can be done with a combination of functions. This article will show you how. Making It Happen Formatting…

I’ve had this question come up a lot over time. How do I make a cell change to red or green based on the date? Fortunately, conditional date formatting is pretty easy with Google Sheets. The example below shows a list of days, and tasks for each day. Right now they’re all grey. We want to…

Dates can be displayed in many formats in your spreadsheet. This article will show you how to set up a custom date format to your liking. Adding Dates to a Spreadsheet When you first enter a date into your spreadsheet, Google Sheets will usually recognize it as a date and format it accordingly. Unless you’ve…

There is more than one way to insert images into a spreadsheet.  This article shows you how to insert images, and how to use the IMAGE function to embed your image directly into a cell. One Method For Inserting Images The first method is to use the “Insert” menu, and select “Image”. This will open a…

Why Create a Dropdown List? You can use dropdown menus to make sure people are only able to enter certain values into a cell, or you can use them to make your life easier when you’re using a cell to regularly check data in your spreadsheet. Creating a dropdown list in Google Sheets is very easy. …