I am currently a college student who was trying to make a dynamic google sheet where my data is organized. The premise is as follows:
I input raw data into one spread sheet titled "Raw Data"
That data from raw data is automatically sorted by date using the SORT function to keep it dynamically updated.
If an item in the organized data is checked, then the row turns gray and updates into a corresponding chart.
My problem is that as I add or edit data, the checkbox is stuck to the row. In the first picture, you see the normal data as is.
organized spreadsheet data using a SORT function
However, lets say I add a due date for an assignment on 1/31/23. Then this happens.
Spreadsheet data following SORT function modified to show problem
So overall, my question is how can I lock a checkbox to a specific row so if the row is moved, the checkbox moves with it? If it is needed, I have a public link to the spreadsheet if it helps understand the problem:
Public Spreadsheet 1/31 for Clarification
I currently tried several data validation rules but most of them simply locked the cell from being edited if it was checked.
I also tried modifying the RAW data and adding a checkbox there before the sort function refreshes but that negates the point of the sheet at all then.
I was not sure how else to go about it trying to lock it into that place. Also, I was not sure how to upload as a MARKDOWN text table so I figured an image would suffice for the problem.
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I have a spreadsheet with responses from a form, but occasionally we manually enter responses into the spreadsheet that do not come in through the google form. I would like these to remain in order with the form responses, but when a google form is submitted it inserts the next form response after the last form response and shifts the manually entered data on the spreadsheet down.
Is there a way I can get the manually entered data to be recognized when the form submits and always append the latest form response to the bottom of the spreadsheet?
I followed this answer here but it doesnt work for me, it still ignores manual entries. Any help is appreciated.
You cannot have automated data and manually entered data in the same range.
For instance, if you use an array formula on a sheet in in B:B, the array formula "owns" B:B. If you then enter manual data anywhere in B:B, you will "break" the array, all of your formula data will disappear and the original formula cell will show an error. Think of that error as Google Sheets' way of saying, "Looks like you decided that you want to use this range for manual data now instead of formula-produced data, so it appears your formula is now not what you want."
The same concept is true for form integration. A form does not "read" cell from your Google Sheet. It just outputs data to it. It's a one-way conversation, so to speak. As such, the form doesn't know what else you are doing on the form-data intake sheet. It only knows how to find the information that marks where it left off with the last submission; and then its instructions are to enter a new line below that point for the next new submission.
In other words, a form "owns" the sheet you integrate it with. And the form will do what it is programmed to do, regardless of whether you try to also "own" that sheet by typing into in manually.
The simple solution: always use your form to enter data.
If you say to yourself, "But using the form is more work than manual entry," it's time to rethink your form and your user experience, since forms are meant to make data entry easier than manual entry into the spreadsheet, not harder.
This sounds plain, but i keyed in the timestamps columns of manually entered data to any earlier date and sorted the data by timestamp. the new data from the form would populate the bottom rows after
however new responses doesn't take your formats n formulas..maybe u have to export it for calculations etc
hope this helps
I have a Google Doc I'm trying to build. It's not this exact book, this all contains fake data, but the gist is the same:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ebgFNCcRbJfgz6MS5XxcLCEv9vcEGw-0aUJrYmIqec/edit#gid=0
You'll notice that the first tab is called "Master". What I want Master to populate with is any time someone in one of the three sheets has a Grade of "Negative" or the "Follow Up" checkbox is checked off. So this would account for the data currently in the workbook, as well as any future data that gets added.
So the end result would be the "Master" tab looking like the picture below.
Is there a way I can do this?
Upon checking on the sheet you've provided, it seems like you already have the correct formula for getting the data from the other sheets to "master". The only difference with it and your expected output is the checkboxes.
If you want to use checkboxes instead of TRUE/FALSE even in the queried data, you need to put/create the blank checkboxes first on the Follow-up? and Resolved? and the value of those checkboxes will depend on the queried values. Please see screenshot below:
Please let me know if you have other concerns aside from the ones mentioned.
Im trying to make the data that I sort using a filter function stay static in the cells that is is sorted in. I have had this problem a few times and have tried looking it up on Youtube but it seems to be more of an advanced question.
For example when I filter a row of data from one sheet to the next. It is not static data, meaning when I delete the data on the new sheet it stays there until I delete the data on the master sheet.
Please few my example spreadsheet here.
Google Sheets Example Spreadsheet
Any formula (like FILTER) can only process source data. It is linked to the source data permanently. Think of it as a mirror of the source data (and think of changes the formula makes to the source data as a funhouse mirror). You cannot have formula results that you change manually.
If you want a copy of the original data that you can change (and that will no longer be linked to the original data at all), then just select the range containing the original data, Copy it and Paste it to the new location.
If you need some kind of link or updating when the source data changes, or you want the ability to change the source data when you update the copy you made, this requires writing custom scripts. It cannot be done with formulas.
I have a survey going out with Google Forms, but to analyse the results, I would need to concatenate some cells. However, due to the nature of Google Forms, whenever a new response is recorded, a new row is added. I've read around, looking at different forums and tutorials, but can't seem to find anything that works.
Some of the places I've looked are:
concatenate column values for each row that gets added after google form submission
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/0Os52U-0i1k
So what I would need help with is if it's possible to concatenate results from a Google Form without having to manually copy the formula in the cells whenever there are new responses. I've tried ArrayFormula, but I can't seem to get it to work. Any help would be much appreciated!
ArrayFormula(A2:A & B2:B) should do the trick.
Note that the formula will persist even if you put it directly at the end of the form and then add a new field.
It will just be shifted to the right, so you don't need to worry about taking care of that when you modify your form.
The CONCATENATE function is a Google spreadsheet function that combines two or more text strings into a single string. It appears in the dropdown menu for functions above cell A1, and when you select it, it places an =CONCATENATE()= formula in the selected cell.
Note that you may need to replace spaces with "&" if your text has spaces.
In order to perform this operation on Google Forms though, you will need to set up Form Embeds by making sure you have the input type of "google form embed." When embedded forms are enabled, there is no need for individual cells within a google sheet workbook with custom formulas next to each question result button as they're all being calculated.
You can find more info on CONCATENATE by referring to this.
I have a google spreadsheet that has columns that contain drop downs populated using data validation and another tab on the spreadsheet. I need these to auto update whenever something new is added to one of the spreadsheets that feed the main sheet with drop downs options so that I do not have to reset the validation each time. Does anyone know how to do this?
Yes.
say you have a list of stuff B1:B10 that you want other data cells to validate against. instead of setting the validation to B1:B10, set it to B1:B100. this will accommodate the addition of new values, because blank cells are not used.