Does anyone know if there is any official documentation for google spreadsheet embed URL paramaters?
That is, given an embed URL from Google Sheets like this:
https://docs.google.com/a/aicr.org/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AhExuVBhVYT1dGxxejBmUHAzYUhGb25veTRkdW1YekE&single=true&gid=1&output=html&gridlines=false
What do the arguments do, and
What other arguments are available, that aren't included by default?
After much digging and searching, I have found:
Some parameters don't seem to do anything (&single=true, &embedded=true)
Some parameters are declared confidently in google search results, but don't work (&gridlines=false)
Some parameters don't seem to appear in any searches I have done (&output=csv)
... and no search I have done has produced anything even remotely approaching either of:
an official, google-maintained document for embed URLs
a code view of the code that is used to parse the embed URLs
By trial and error I have found:
&key=[ID]
google sheet ID
&single=[true|false]
true: ??? (present when I have published only a single sheet)
false: ???
&gid=[#]
sheet ID ??? (present when I have published only a single sheet)
perhaps this can be used to specify a sheet and range when your entire google sheets doc has been 'published to the web' (instead of just one sheet from your doc)
&range=[CellAddress1:CellAddress2]
specify a range of cells to include, eg "B1:C20"
if 'widget=' is false or not present, suppresses display of the usual google header & footer info
if the range spacified is larger than the published sheet, displays only the sheet while still suppressing the header and footer.
&embedded=[true|false]
true: ???
false: ???
this item is included in the embed code offered from within google sheets (set to "true"), but doesn't seem to have any effect.
&widget=[true|false]
true: display entire shared item. Overrides "range=". Does NOT include the google disclaimer footer.
false: include google disclaimer footer in output (unless 'range=' is also present)
&output=[html|txt|csv]
html (default): output as an html table within code that also includes Google tracking code
txt: output the content of the specified range or sheet as tab separated text
csv: output as csv
&gridlines=[???]
this apparently used to work but doesn't work for me.
To suppress gridlines in embedded sheets I set borders on all cells, then color the borders to match the sheet's background color (eg solid white borders on a white-background sheet).
Here are some of the parameters I found for Google Docs (thanks goes to Joel http://obstruction.tumblr.com/post/60784440737/google-docs-url-parameters-rm-minimal-rm-full):
Google Docs URL parameters:
rm=minimal
rm=full
rm=embedded
rm=demo
rm=(render mode)
ui=2 (select the interface version)
chrome=false (full screen mode)
frameborder=(size of border)
q=(Whatever) Search Query
gid=24 (Which sheet you want to display)
widget=false
single=true
range=A2:AA26 Output=html
format=(export spreadsheet)
format=xlsx
format=csv
widget=false
width=(width)
height=(height)
viewer?
start=
channel=
ibd=
client=
I've been looking for the same thing! One more URL parameter I have found useful is
&rm=[minimal|?]
minimal: hides the top menu and cell inspector, but still shows row numbers, column letters, and the Add More Rows feature at the bottom.
This resource describes some of the parameters, though I can't vouch for its accuracy.
http://www.goopal.org/google-sites-business/google-spreadsheets/spreadsheet-output/publish-spreadsheet#TOC-Other-Export-Parameters
The most helpful list of parameters I found comes from Steegle.com.
You can use the htmlembed URL to display just a range from a Google Sheet - here's how to structure the URL
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/SpreadsheedID/htmlembed?single=true&gid=SheetID&range=D15:E15&widget=false&chrome=false&headers=false
SpreadsheedID should be the long letters, numbers and characters you get in the normal URL
htmlembed is for sheets you have not published: use pubhtml instead if you have chosen to publish the sheet (if you want the public to see it it's the best way
single never been sure what it does, but we think it helps with only showing a single sheet instead of multiple sheets
SheetID is the sheet number you get in the normal URL after the ?gid= (this is not the sheet name you have specified but the automatic number that Google Sheets provides)
range lets you specify the range of cells you want to display
widget lets you choose whether to display the sheet tabs at the bottom
chrome lets you choose whether to display the spreadsheet title (& sheetname) at the top
headers lets you choose whether to display the spreadsheet title at the top
Source: https://www.steegle.com/google-sites/how-to/insert-websites-apps-scripts-and-gadgets/embed-google-sheet-range
Related
What I knew
is how to link data by
="SheetName!A2:B2" (same file, Differet Sheets)
or
=importrange("Url","sheetName!A2)(Different file)
all these require manual edditing
My Question:
If i have a list of these sheet name, or even it's Url,
How can i get dates from other sheets by using these SheetName or Url?
BTW：
i am trying to build a Table Menu for my Inovice system automatically
i had a file with 100+ sheet, every sheet has the same form, and i had looked up how to generate Sheetname list with url, but when i try to link (Using SheetNAme or Url as clue) to get the total sell amount/ client name / time, i counld't.
SAMPLE
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R67knSxkHD8v6ICIYJtb24pMwV_76HoKLDb-S79lzP4/edit#gid=0
thanks for reading and helping, my english expressing may not be precise ,sorry for that.
In G8, try
=indirect(C8&"!C6")
be sure that the layout of each tab is similar (not the case in your spreadsheet) to expand the formula
I would like to create a new sheet from Google Form data which only imports cell data that matches specific criteria. Respondents have five response options for a number of questions (all questions have the same five options). I want the new sheet to only show the data in the cells that fit my criteria and the cells that don't, should be blank. I would like all rows and column formatting to remain the same.
I've got the import range part down, but I don't know should I use query, filter, if, or some other function?
Within the same spreadsheet, QUERY works well. You could also use QUERY(IMPORTRANGE( or just IMPORTRANGE if you want it to go to a different spreadsheet.
As Rubén said, if you want to maintain all the formatting, without manually doing it yourself on the destination sheet, you'll need to use script.
Query Reference
EDIT
See Sheet3 HERE. Make a copy to edit.
Any cell with a blue background has a formula. The main one is below.
=ARRAYFORMULA(IF('Form Responses 1'!D3:DD="","",SWITCH('Form Responses 1'!D3:DD,$D$1,"",$E$1,"",'Form Responses 1'!D3:DD)))
You will not be able to edit those columns. If you need to edit (like the "Comments/Adaptations" columns, you could modify the formula above and apply it column by column.
If that works, please click the green check mark to accept the answer!
Beside the number format, any formula keeps the format of the source range, so if your the format includes fonts styles, bold, italics, colors, etc., instead of a formula you should use a script.
I have a google spreadsheet, and I give each of my users their own small range they can edit (just their own row, actually). Now I want to embed this sheet using iframes. How do I embed just a range of this editable spreadsheet? This line shows the desired range as I want it, but because of the "pubhtml?", it isn't editable:
src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mjKXUsDs9EfqV9WztdfmNLm-sZwhphTieqEoBEHWce4/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true&widget=true&headers=false&range=a1%3Ah5&widget=false&chrome=false&rm=minimal"
When I change just the "pubhtml?" to "edit?", it becomes editable by those users as it should, but it shows me the entire sheet, including headers etc.:
src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mjKXUsDs9EfqV9WztdfmNLm-sZwhphTieqEoBEHWce4/edit?gid=0&single=true&widget=true&headers=false&range=a1%3Ah5&widget=false&chrome=false&rm=minimal"
I can find a lot of (confusing) info on some of the parameters for embedding, but didn't find an answer to this problem. Or is it impossible?
(Note: I did find two similar questions, but they didn't answer my problem - or maybe I didn't understand the answers? :-)
Thanks,
Stef
Embedding Google Sheets does seem rather less intuitive than one might wish. But some research (remember, Google is your friend, unless perhaps if your name rhymes with Rump) and some trial and error have delivered a solution to your question.
The OP's plan is to provide each user with access to their own row for data entry. There are several ways that one might imagine that this could/would be done. The most obvious (to me) is simply to give the user access to "their row" on the master sheet - for instance, "user A" gets access to, say, row 53, "user B" gets access to row 17, and so on. This is quite easy to do (as we will see) BUT it is worthwhile/important that the user should also see the column headers. If, say, the column header is in row 1, then "user A" needs access to row 1 and row 53. Problem! We can give access to contiguous rows, but not to two discrete ranges. So this approach simply isn't possible - or at least I couldn't find a way to make it happen.
The approach that I took was to start with the master sheet. Then add one extra sheet for each user. For example, we add a sheet "User A", "User B" and so on. Each "User sheet" has only two rows of data. Row 1 contains column headers, Row 2 contains the user data - this gives us two contiguous rows that we can make accessible to the user. The cells in the master sheet change from containing hand-entered/hard-coded data to simple formulae that link to the appropriate column on the appropriate user sheet.
I don't believe that it is wise to give each user access to their own row (however it is that this might be done). In my opinion, the various security implications don't justify the risk. My strong recommendation would be that each user should have their own sheet (that is, a separate doc for each user). The user then gets access only to a limited number of rows in that sheet, and the master sheet (which is a separate file) contains formulae that pickup the data in the user sheet (also a separate file). With this approach, if a user manages to "screw up" (whatever/whenever/however - but you just know its gonna happen) then only their sheet (and the link to the master) is affected. This compares to an approach that would put the entire master spreadsheet at risk.
For the sake of completeness, I propose to address the various options - as eye-wateringly tedious as it may sound/be).
For the sake of reference, I created a Google sheet (so_46059687) as a stand-in for the OP's master sheet.
Non-editable embed - (Version1)
In this example, one can see but not edit the master sheet. The document includes two "User" sheets but these are not visible (by choice).
I found two documents from the Google forums very helpful "Embed Sheet and remove Titles and Scrolling bars" and "How to I edit the height/width of a google sheets embed code when embedding it on my website?"
Codepen example
<iframe width="100%" height="250" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR-1keK8Wmyr4V6o6cjskLCetvsmbLeMsJuZViPpqkPck2-P2kCb4E4Ta_YMjbawz4lfgU_LVPFuqya/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true&widget=true&headers=false"></iframe>
Non-editable embed - (Version2)
This is a variation on a theme of version 1 except that one of the user sheet has been made visible. The second user sheet is not visible (by choice).
Codepen example
<iframe width="100%" height="250" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR-1keK8Wmyr4V6o6cjskLCetvsmbLeMsJuZViPpqkPck2-P2kCb4E4Ta_YMjbawz4lfgU_LVPFuqya/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false"></iframe>
Editable embed - (Option#1)
This scenario shows a solution to the OP's question. The user can edit the data for their row. There is a downside - the user has complete access to their sheet. They can use rows and columns other than the ones linked to the master sheet, they can add a sheet but worse, they can delete their sheet.
These two invaluable articles explained how to create an editable embed: Google Docs: Embedding editable Google Docs and How to: Embed an editable Google Docs sheet.
Codepen example
<iframe width="100%" height="400" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XqT5umvq2vzK7CEivVJXTJdKlBW07bP9nnMMWs2px_Y/edit?usp=sharing"></iframe>
There are some things to note:
The user sheet called "Fred" has been "Share[d]". In this case, I choose "Anyone with the Link" so that it works in the Codepen, but in practise I would set the permissions so that only nominated people could edit the sheet.
The mastersheet is padlocked which means it is visible, but not editable. Another option would have been to hide the master sheet altogether but I chose otherwise in order to demonstrate the options open to the owner.
Note that the other user sheet (called "Joe") is not visible (because it hasn't been shared").
Note that whatever is edited on the user sheet (called "Fred") is immediately updated in master (called "Coy_Summary")
As noted, the user can delete their sheet or add an extra sheet. However this article (and code) "Google Spreadsheet Script To Insert And Delete Sheets with Protection" is apparently quite effective. I haven't tried it - I'll leave that to others.
Editable embed - (Option#2)
This is an example of how my recommendation might work. Each user (in this case, "Brian") has their own file (sheet), and the Master sheet picks up the user data with "IMPORTRANGE" function. Another aspect is that the user is limited to just two rows (though nothing limits access to extra columns).
Refer Google sheet
The document "How to embed specific cells range when embedding a Google spreadsheet" is essential reading. It explains in details how to limit the range that is embedded. Brilliant! "How to Share only Specific Sheet/Single Tab in Google Spreadsheet?" was also valuable.
Codepen example
<iframe width="250" height="75" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSzsA_yrb2uBCXywikOAbWrLnnEPYazevavza7PmtX9C6-xNw4p31gtCRBiCyxYkxVK7aMAWY1xZJ2o/pubhtml/sheet?headers=false&gid=936292221&range=A1:C2"></iframe>
BTW, if you look at the master sheet in Codepen Option#1, you can see the actual "importrange" formulae.
This is the formula for "Item #" in Column B of the master sheet:
=importrange("https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HtjEawH7p45qKY5c0syIOnTF15endnG4L8wIIPEaAs/edit?usp=sharing", "Brian!b2:b2")
the closest i got was
<iframe width = 100% height="700" seamless frameborder="0" scrolling="yes"
src="https://yoursheetid?rm=minimal#gid=0/edit?"
</iframe>
i used the rm=minimal with the edit parameter
You may have to replace ? with & but it works - The only thing i cant get rid of is row and column headers
I'm using Google sites to embed items
Hope this helps
When I share a Google Sheet with view-only permissions, viewers can sort the sheet by the values in a given column, but doing so produces errors, indicating that
"the formula in cell XXX is referencing a range in the active filter that is not in the same row".
Is there no way for "viewers" to sort Google Sheets?
Viewers in theory can currently:
Use existent filters and duplicate them temporarily (won't be added to file)
Apply new filters temporarily
See all notes
Change Zoom
Search
Sort (creates new temporary filter)
If not specifically deactivated they can also:
Print
Copy
Download
Nevertheless, making a fast test, it appears nowadays there's a problem for viewers to use existing filters, it seems these are being activated but not really. I've just reported it.
If the Sheet is View-Only, then you shouldn't need the formulas, filters or otherwise.
Just create a new Sheet, or even a new Spreadsheet that has the values and formatting, but not the formulas.
Then your viewers can sort and view, without the formulas getting messed up.
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.