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Just updated a chart in my dashboard, and everything else got deleted
Hi, I just updated a chart in my dashboard, and all of my other charts got deleted except for the title. How do I get them back? Thanks
Is it possible to create an accordion style FAQ in Smartsheet as a dashboard?
Hi, We currently have a list of Question and Answers in a Smartsheet which I would like to present in a published dashboard if possible. Ideally as an accordion styled FAQ, with the questions listed and the answers only showing when the particular question is clicked on. Not sure if it's even possible to style dashboards (…
Webform: Cursor will automatically go back to the 1st field of entry screen
Webform : it is possible that whenever "Submit" button is clicked and webform is reloaded, the cursor will directly go back to the 1st field automatically?
Primary Column
Hello, New user of smartsheet and I am doing okay but one thing I am stuck on is what is the function/technical impact of the primary column when creating a sheet/grid? I see it has to be a number or text field, it can be blank, it can be duplicated so what then is the purpose of identifying it as the primary column? To me…
Automatic Notifications set up on a Sheet that is Linked to a main sheet
I have created a SS and linked it to my main sheet. I've also created notifications for this newly created sheet, but I do not receive any of the notifications that I have set up it. The linking part works fine, but how do I get my notifications to come through from the linked sheet? I've also checked my notification…
Data Center Migration Plan
Does anyone have a data center migration plan they are willing to share as a template?
Imported Project Plan Not Saving
Hi - I'm importing an existing project from a .xml file which appears to load correctly with all the resources and dependencies copying across nicely. I click 'save' and everything looks great, however when I come back to the project plan later it's blank. I've tried it a couple of times and I've gone to the trouble of…
Smartsheet Forms
I have 60 people that have submitted interest, and now their details are all on my SmartSheet having used the forms function. I'd like to email them with another form to fill out, but would like it populated on the same sheet, next to their original entries. Is this possible?
Smartsheet Training Slides
Dear Smartsheet Community, This is my first question and I would like to ask where can I get Smartsheet Training slides from? I would like to offer free basic Smartsheet training to my LinkedIn community as I believe many of them could highly benefit from Smartsheet. In particular I want to help those that cannot afford…
Automation - set a reminder for 6 weeks after a date
Hi, Is it possible to set a reminder for 6 weeks (or 42 days) after a specified date? I cannot find a way to customise for this particular option. Many Thanks

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Row URL not directing cursor to row when sheet loads.
Hello, I have an issue where the Smartsheet row URL is not directing to the associated row when the page loads. After the page loads, the visitor still needs to find the relevant row. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Is there a fix or workaround?
What are Smartsheet retention settings
I am being asked what are the standard retention settings for Smartsheet, and are they able to be set by our company, or is this something hard set by Smartsheet? If changeable where is this set?
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