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Replacing all special characters in form query string parameters with a formula
Hello everyone! I am excited to be speaking at the "Leveraging the Query String in Forms" session at Engage 23! I wanted to share a formula that a customer and I developed to replace any special characters that could show up in cell when you are building a URL to a form with query string parameters using a formula. This…
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Daily Update Solution without the need to open the sheet, use Zapier, or similar
Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I hope you're well and safe! I've developed a way to use the newly released Record a date feature to update sheets with today's date automatically without the need to open it or similar. 1. Add a so-called helper column. (Date). We can call it Today Helper and add a date before the current day.…
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TIP: Calculations on an AutoNumber Column
I've noticed when trying to run formulas on my AutoNumber column, that it doesn't always work. Here's a table of some of the results. For each row I changed the autonumber "Numerical Places" from 0 to 00 to 000 to 0000. You'll see that the results conclude that Formulas on an Auto Number column MUST USE SINGLE DIGIT…
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Using DataMesh to Split One Line Onto Multiple Lines (for Forms Entries and Other Uses)
This is a problem I've heard a few times so I'm answering it in a separate post for reference in long form. I'm using the example from @WtaylorW's question over here. The basic need is to take one line and split it onto multiple lines. In this example you have a form that's inputting multiple names in different columns,…
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Split Multiple Selections In Single Form Into Individual Rows (Core Product)
There have been a number of people asking how to make multiple selections in a single form and then have those selections broken down into individual rows, and the previous answer was always to use a 3rd party app, a premium add-on, or the API. Below is a set of detailed instructions on how to accomplish this within the…
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Use workflows to streamline your approval process
Suppose you work in a marketing department, and your team creates various types of content, such as blog posts, social media posts, and email newsletters. You want to establish a streamlined approval process to ensure that all content goes through the necessary stages before publication. Here's how you can set up a content…
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Fixing Form Submissions Not Appearing in your Sheet
Issue: Have you ever filled out a form and noticed that the submissions aren't showing up in the sheet where they should? This is a common problem, but there's a simple solution! Cause: This usually happens because rows with previous data in your sheet were cleared using the "backspace" key instead of using the "delete"…
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Ready Status Solved - I hope this helps everyone
I've seen a lot of posts with people trying to figure out how to parse out predecessors so that they can set the status of the next task to "Ready" or something similar. I came up with a solution that worked for me, I figured I'd share it. This solution takes care of the various dependency types and lead/lags. 1) Create an…
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Smartsheet Dashboard Accessibility Color Themes
When designing Smartsheet dashboards, accessibility should be a top priority. This is when Smartsheet Dashboard Color Themes come to action! No more picking random colors or spending painstaking amounts of time making sure the colors you want to use actually work together. Now you can access 9 different color themes…
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Lock or Store Date/Value Solution without using Zapier
Hi all, I hope you're well and safe! I've developed a solution that lets you store the date or value. You'd use the copy-row automation and a VLOOKUP or combination of INDEX/MATCH to make it work. We'd trigger the copy-row to another sheet and get the created date/other value and then use the VLOOKUP/INDEX/MATCH to get it…