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I love Smartsheet's native symbols and use them all the time. That being said, there are times when I wish I had more options or flexibility with them.
I am sharing the following with the hope that:
1. Someone finds it useful.
2. Others have input on how to further this conversation.
Short Version:
Unicode Text Symbols are awesome. You can use them:
1. In Workspace Names for sorting.
2. To increase your symbol options.
3. To use symbols in the primary column.
4. To have multiple symbol types in a single column.
Does anyone have any input here?
Have you been using them, too?
More Background:
These sheets and a report that articulate everything below.
Text Symbols-1 Gotcha's
Text Symbols-2 Dropdown Lists
Text Symbols-3 - Formatting & Formulas
Text Symbols-4 - Sort Order
Text Symbols-5 - Report Filters
Text Symbols-6 - Symbol Lists & Links
I've got a lot of workspaces and I often use symbols to sort them. Starting a workspace name with "." or "!" will move it to the top of your list of workspaces.
I started playing around with some new text symbols and found that Smartsheet does not recognize some.
This ultimately led me to a few questions about Unicode Text Symbols in Smartsheet:
1. How many Unicode Text Symbols ARE recognized in Smartsheet? There are a bunch, but colors depend on your browser, browser version & the symbol itself.
2. If I use them in Workspace Names how will they sort? Varies - Searching for a workspace in reports doesn’t like them. You have to find the workspace by scrolling down the list.
3. Can I use them in Formulas? YES!
4. Can I use them in Conditional Formatting? YES!
5. Can I use them in Report Filters? YES!
6. Can I use them in API Calls? YES!
Check out the sheet links above to learn more.
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