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Archived 2015 Posts
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First post 04/30/15,Last post 12/12/19When using webforms and submitter puts in their name, if their name is already in contacts it doesn't match to contacts name. So you end up with a new name entry the same as an already existing name in your contacts column. Could they be…Archived 2015 Posts24942Mark Bonham -
First post 03/03/15,Last post 12/07/19I have a sheet with a dropdown column for priority: High, Medium, Low. My sheet sorts them according to the order specified: High, Medium, Low. However, my report sorts them alphabetically: High, Low, Medium. Am I doing something wrong?…Archived 2015 Posts9510Tom Schlofner
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First post 07/03/15,Last post 12/06/19It would be really good to be able to format text entries so that they are numbered automatically based on indentation level like: 1. Header 2. Header 2.1. sub header 2.2. sub header 2.2.1 sub sub header 3. header I actually wonder …Archived 2015 Posts105158Morten Høgholm Pedersen
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First post 05/08/15,Last post 12/06/19Is there a method to have a report that generates past due tasks? On our task management sheet, I have a ‘due date’ and ‘date completed’. Once a task is finished, my team members will input the date completed. If the date completed extend…Archived 2015 Posts94918Mark Chapman
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First post 12/03/15,Last post 12/05/19It would be much useful if I can choose which form should used when I sending an update request. Sometimes I need to make some fields required or read-only, but the default form of update request is not allows to do this. One possible scen…Archived 2015 Posts68137Dorjsuren Baramsai
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First post 06/04/15,Last post 12/05/19Can you freeze rows? I'm only finding an option to freeze columns.Archived 2015 Posts2200160Kim Turner
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First post 08/12/15,Last post 12/05/19I find that I can only select columns I want to put to PDF if i have gantt charts on. I want to export a nice PDF w/o a chart yet still select columns. I would like to be able to MANUALLY determine the width of columns in a print pr…Archived 2015 Posts1602DavidS
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First post 07/01/15,Last post 12/04/19I need to merge cells, some within the same row, some within the same column, etc. I do not see a "merge cells" button, nor can I find the term in the community here. This is a basic requirement of a sheet, just curious where …Archived 2015 Posts5167123PJ
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First post 05/28/15,Last post 12/02/19What is the maximum number of rows for a sheet? I'm getting errors when uploading but I don't know what the limit is. Also, are there any workarounds to the limit? Thank you.Archived 2015 Posts153320kevin salzmann
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First post 04/22/15,Last post 11/29/19One of my editors accidently hit the unsubcribe button on her alert emails for a specific sheet. I tried to reestablish the Email Alert again but its not going through. Any solutions? - IkeArchived 2015 Posts1263Isaac Brooks
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First post 04/06/15,Last post 11/28/19We currently have a team account and it appears when I add collaborators to the sheets, when they accept the smartsheet and setup in smartsheet with a "free trial" I then get calls from them that their free trial is expiring, I…Archived 2015 Posts22516Beth Kennedy
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First post 06/23/15,Last post 11/27/19Good afternoon, I'm not aware of a current way to do this, so I'm wondering if it's on the dashboard for enhancements. In our use, we find ourselves needing to attach/copy the same documents from one line to another and currently the onl…Archived 2015 Posts86020Loann McGee -
First post 11/04/15,Last post 11/26/19I am importing an Excel spreadsheet but when I press 'continue' an error occurs that states there are too many characters for the column. How can I overcome that without deleting words?Archived 2015 Posts3869Patricia Stevens
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First post 07/21/15,Last post 11/25/19I would like to create a web form, but do not want it all listed vertically. Is there a way to create a form in landscape with multiple columns?Archived 2015 Posts1215Judi Hancock
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First post 07/08/15,Last post 11/25/19I am creating a template and would like certain cells to give an example or show what type of information should be entered. The default text should be in that cell always unless other text is entered in. If the newly entered text is delet…Archived 2015 Posts152840Margaret Preston
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First post 11/06/15,Last post 11/23/19I can't find how to delete the selected row using keyboard. I can only do that using mouse. It's very inconvenient - in MS Project I select entire row using shift+space and press Delete to actually delete it. In Smartsheet when I do that …Archived 2015 Posts1904Maxim Miller
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First post 10/27/15,Last post 11/21/19I have a manager who is literally managing over 150 projects. He has a SmartSheet with a list of them all and a few simple notes. I'll call it his "Project Summary Smartsheet." He neither needs nor wants the entire detailed break…Archived 2015 Posts411810Barry Seymour
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First post 08/25/15,Last post 11/21/19I believe that the point of Primary Column is to possibly have a unique identifier for each row, beyond other possibilities. With that in mind, it would be useful to have Auto-Number as a type option for that column. I have some sheets whe…Archived 2015 Posts7108Bill Jenkins
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First post 10/28/15,Last post 11/20/19Good Afternoon, Reference: http://help.smartsheet.com/customer/portal/articles/518535-syncing-your-smartsheet-and-google-calendars It looks like you can export a sheet calendar (up to 600 rows) to a Google calendar but cannot expor…Archived 2015 Posts20418Justin Cimino
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First post 06/09/15,Last post 11/19/19Is there a way to hide weekends (or any non-work days) so that they don't take up width in the Gantt chart view?Archived 2015 Posts31916Tory Garcia
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First post 02/19/15,Last post 11/19/19I have been using the Smartsheet calender for awhile but we use Outlook calendar at work and I was wondering if there was a way to sync my Smartsheet calendar with my Outlook calender. Is this possible?Archived 2015 Posts263820JohnHinkle
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First post 08/21/15,Last post 11/18/19How do I hide a row, is there a specific from or sheet template that allows for hiding rows? I do see that hiding colums is possible, looking for the same functionality but for an individual row.Archived 2015 Posts391620Sherri Gartner
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First post 12/05/15,Last post 11/18/19I have projects which use multiple outside vendors in addition to internal resources. It becomes necessary to ensure collaborators only have access to the tasks they have been assigned to perform. It would make little sense to have a proje…Archived 2015 Posts1135System Administrator
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First post 11/14/15,Last post 11/14/19I am looking to add costs to my project plan (Smart Sheet). What is the best way. In the end I would like to be able to report on the following: Budget, Costs to Date/Actuals, Encumbered, Forecact to spend, and Ending balance.Archived 2015 Posts2705Jefferson Kendall
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First post 11/11/15,Last post 11/14/19I have created a set of sheets that I will use to managed various parts of a Project. Between the sheets, I've linked a number of cells, pulling data from one sheet to another. As I'm going to run this type of project many times, I ne…Archived 2015 Posts1092Allan Poulton
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First post 08/05/15,Last post 11/13/19In our application, we have the smartsheet as the user interface to enter the data and then this data gets transported into the database by an API according to a set cadence. For data integrity purposes, I want to ensure that certain key f…Archived 2015 Posts672Priyanka Pradhan
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First post 11/23/15,Last post 11/11/19I just started using Smartsheet for project planning. I have created a lot of tasks, put in the predecessors for each task, put in task durations and put in resources. The resulting plan shows that Person A is doing multiple tasks concurre…Archived 2015 Posts34217rowan.bradley
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First post 10/07/15,Last post 11/08/19Hello, I am trying to format my entire sheet with colored rows that alternate. The Excel formula that perfomrms this is : =MOD(ROW(),2)=0 This would be an awesome feature but I can't seem to fiund anywhere in the UI. Thanks for yo…Archived 2015 Posts127115Matt Wiese
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First post 08/07/15,Last post 11/07/19I seem to have lost information that was stored in the paperclip section and attachments. Can I roll back to an earlier version when I know the data was there? Can I restore an earlier version of Smartsheet?Archived 2015 Posts34721Debbie Santos
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First post 07/01/15,Last post 11/07/19Is there a way to set up notifications within a report? We use reports to keep project managers up to date on new projects and a notification based upon the addition of new information would be helpful.Archived 2015 Posts16813James Welsh