I am using the importrange formula want to copy data from one Google Sheet to another. I enter the correct formula and it works but when I copy that formula to the rest of the cell expecting to copy the date in each cell it does not change the value and only copy the same data in all cell
if your formula is like:
=IMPORTRANGE("ID", "Sheet1A1")
you can unlock it for dragging down/up like this:
=IMPORTRANGE("ID", "Sheet1A"&ROW(A1))
also do note that you can import range at once like:
=IMPORTRANGE("ID", "Sheet1A1:A100")
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I have a sheet with several numbers, which I want to convert to percentage. These are scores imported from a form, where the maximum score is 5.
According to the bellow image, the cell B2, I applied a basic formula =(3/5)*100% to convert three to 60%.
In order to avoid copy and paste the same formula into all cells, is there any formula to find all the cells and apply its value, divide per 5 and multiple per 100%? I thought something similar to Javascript such as (this/5)*100%.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZtqJaXy1pHkjk1sywGfSodo0FcOoLlkou79cZBk-jmU/edit?usp=sharing
you could treat it as array and on Sheet2 use:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(Sheet1!B2:AA="";;(Sheet1!B2:AA/5)*100%))
demo sheet
I've also looked for a solution to this for some time.
I don't think it's possible as a cell can only hold one value and the moment you try to change that value, it will delete the value.
Your best bet is to create a different table on the same sheet that references the specified values, then copy and paste the results (values only).
Just create a second Sheet, then in cell B2 of Sheet2 use the formula =Sheet1!B2/5*100%.
Then copy the formula to all cells of Sheet2.
I'm building linked google sheets. In the scenario I need to build the IMPORTRANGE formula dynamically from a concatenation.
The IMPORTRANGE formula which I want to populate in the cell is: =IMPORTRANGE("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MULmCled46FWynp7fmGGAQBflUn6lpgltl9XNqXvnJ8/edit#gid=328066760","Competitive Analysis!E9")
The URL in the formula will change based on some variables.
I have built the IMPORTRANGE formula in a different sheet using concatenation and am inserting into the cell with a vlookup:
=VLOOKUP(E2,'Tool Setup'!A7:F22,6,FALSE)
The VLOOKUP formula causes the IMPORTRANGE FORMULA to show up as string text, not as a formula.
Is there something I can do to force it to register as a formula in the cell?
I don't think you can do it quite the way you've described.
What should work is to have the root of the formula in the cell where you want the data to end up, but then complete it with data pulled from another cell (or sheet).
For example, in the cell where you have the VLOOKUP, change that to be:
=IMPORTRANGE(VLOOKUP(E2,'Tool Setup'!A7:F22,6,FALSE),VLOOKUP(.....))
where the first VLOOKUP would bring back the URL, and the second would bring back the range.
I believe this should work.
I am trying to have the data cell for a =SPARKLINE bar graph pull data from another sheet. For some reason, =SPARKLINE doesn't recognise the cell's data if it's pulled using a formula. Is there any workaround for this, please?
I've tried pulling the data in multiple ways, pulling into different cells first from the same sheet. I've also tried pulling the data using =TEXT, but doesn't seem to recognize it.
Example:
In Cell A1 of Sheet2, I have the formula ='Sheet1'!I21, so Cell A1 on Sheet2 will display the same content as what is in Cell I21 on Sheet1.
On Sheet2, I have a SPARKLINE graph in Cell A2, with the code of
=sparkline(A1,{"charttype","bar";"max",100;"color1","#1A73E8"})
in an attempt to pull the data from Cell A1.
I have alternatively tried
=sparkline((text(A1,"#")),{"charttype","bar";"max",100;"color1","#1A73E8"})
The =SPARKLINE command doesn't appear to recognize the data in cell A1 on Sheet2, providing the error of
SPARKLINE requires more data points. Expected: 1, found: 0.
Say Cell I21 on Sheet1 has a value of "20". If I replace the formula on cell A1 of Sheet2, the =SPARKLINE chart will work fine. If I use the formula to pull the data, I get the error.
After playing around a little more, I was able to find a solution. Using the =VALUE formula seemed to fix this. So, instead of ='Sheet1'!I21, =value('Sheet1'!I21) worked just fine. Just in case anyone finds the same issue, I'll mark this as the answer.
=sparkline(A1,{"charttype","bar";"max",100;"color1","#1A73E8"})
works, so you have some issue other than syntax. Maybe locale?
IMPORTRANGE won't necessarily break the above - Text format would however.
I've searched for hours and couldn't find an answer to the following problem:
I have two sheets, Blue and Red.
I want Blue!A1 to be "exactly" like Red!A1 but I find this problem:
Red!A1 contains "B1+B2", both are Red's cells.
However, when I write Blue!A1 like this: "=Red!A1", the return value is something like "=Red!B1 + Red!B2", and not the "=CurrentSheet!B1 + CurrentSheet!B2"
My problem is that I cannot reference the Blue sheet in the Red one because I want dozens of sheets referencing Red in the same way, so when I change A1 in Red I change all the other sheets' A1 accordingly with their respectives B1s and B2s, not Red's B1 and B2.
I want to have a cell in a sheet which can be referenced by any other cell in any other sheet exactly like it was in the first place.
For instance, if I have a cell which contains =B1+B2 in a sheet, I want to reference it in another sheet in a way that the new =B1+B2 references the current sheet's B1 and B2 cells instead of the former one's.
Can someone help me to solve this problem?
Thank you in advance
Alexandre Trajano
Solution 1
Copy & Paste.
In Google Sheets, copy & paste iterates the formula automatically. If you change sheet, it will change the referenced cells to point to the current sheet; if you change location within the same sheet, it will shift the cell references according to how many columns and rows you shifted.
In contrast, cut & paste will move the formula without iterating the cell references.
Solution 2
If you have a truly large number of sheets you want to create based on a template and don't want to c&p a thousand times, you can use Apps Script.
In particular, you will need
Spreadsheet App to create and access new sheets; and
Functions that manipulate cells here.
You can enter the formula via Apps Script as strings.
For example, say you want cell A1 to have formula B1+C1 in a tab named "Sheet1". You can do the following.
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var tab = sheet.getSheetByName('Sheet1');
sheet.setActiveSheet(tab);
var cell = tab.getRange(1, 1); // The arguments are the row and column indices of A1, respectively.
cell.setValue('=B1+C1');
There are many things you can do here with the basic template. You can generate sheets based on some naming convention. You can generate formula based on the cell position. You can create a script that fills in the formula upon the creation of a tab if its name observes a certain rule. etc etc. And naturally, you can duplicate the formulas from one sheet. You will need getFormula() as opposed to getValue.
Note: you can also call
custom Apps Script function directly in your sheet and write your cells using the output of your custom function. But in your case, using the range functions in Apps Script should be more efficient.
lets say I have a column of URLs in A, I would like to have a script that would insert a formula into the next column over so that it would look like the attached image.
I know how to insert a formula into a single cell through script, but unsure of how to get it down the entire column relative to the cell to the left.
You can use array formula like this:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IMAGE(A2:A))
or you can wrap it in an if statement to only pull in the images where there is a valid url present with:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF(ISURL(A2:A),IMAGE(A2:A),))
ArrayFormula is good solution. I prefer limiting the used range by it's size. If your data has no blanks, you could also use this formula:
=ARRAYFORMULA(IMAGE(OFFSET(A2,,,COUNTA(A:A)))
Paste it in cell B2.
offset + counta will give range A2:A6 in your case.