The main window consists of a grid of cells. There are two menu rows above your Sheet, of which we’ll see more further on in this tutorial. So let’s introduce some key terminology and the fundamental concept upon which spreadsheets work: Click on where it says Untitled spreadsheet and type in whatever name you want to give your Sheet, in this example “New Sheet”. You can rename your Sheet in the top left corner. This is what your blank Google Sheet will look like: Do this by clicking-and-holding the file, and dragging to where you want it to go: Here you can drag it to a different folder if you wish (to keep things organized). (Note: Don’t panic if you don’t see the Sheet yet, it may not show up until you’ve renamed it. When you create a new Google Sheet, it’ll be created in your main Drive folder (your root folder): You can create new Google Sheets from your Drive folder by clicking on the blue NEW button: Opening your first Google Sheet from Drive You’ll be prompted to login:Īnd then you arrive at the Google Sheets home screen, which will show any previous spreadsheets you’ve created.Ĭlick the huge green plus button to create a new Google Sheet: If this is your first time with Sheets, head over to the Google Sheets homepage:Ĭlick on the Go To Google Sheets button in the middle of the screen. Ok, where do I get it? How to create your first Google Sheet You’ll find lots of resources on this site for intermediate/advanced level users, as well as comprehensive online training courses. Can it still do advanced stuff?Ībsolutely! You can build dashboards, write formulas that make your head spin and even build applications to automate your job. Need more convincing? Here are 5 more reasons from Google themselves.
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