Change Formatting in Reports
Samuel Mueller
Overachievers
It would be very convenient to be able to format a report different than the sheet. One purpose of a report is to bring multiple sheets of data together, but often those different sheets have different formatting which can make your report look awful. If you could format your report at the report level, it would solve all sorts of formatting issues.
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Right now we can format sheets & choose to bring over the formatting from there, but that's not enough. Sometimes I want my reports formatted slightly differently than what I have in the sheet(s) it's pulling from. Furthermore, there's currently no way at all to format summary rows in reports, which is infuriating when everything else in the column has no decimals/1 decimal/etc. but the summary row has 5.
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Completely agree! Often the users who view reports need/want a different format from the folks managing the information in the sheets day to day. This would be a great feature.
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Even on a more simple level where you'd like different views of the same sheet data, eg a Project Plan which might have conditional formats on it highlighting tasks running late, key milestones etc, but you want a cleaner representation of the same data, eg a high level plan (report)
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I have a report that utilizes the Summary functionality (to give me averages for each column). Due to the lack of formatting, it looks pretty bad. There is no way to control how many decimal places ..or center align the column to match the center aligned content in the columns. This makes the summary data formatting inconsistent and difficult to read. Please add formatting!
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Absolutely! Customizable reporting formats are indeed a valuable feature that can enhance the usability and effectiveness of any management tool. Providing the flexibility to tailor reports to the specific needs and preferences of different user roles or stakeholders can greatly improve communication, decision-making, and overall productivity within an organization.
Having the ability to easily switch between various report views or formats can empower users to extract the most relevant insights for their respective roles, whether they are involved in day-to-day operations, management, or executive-level decision-making. It promotes a more efficient and tailored approach to accessing and presenting information, ensuring that each user can focus on the key metrics and data points most relevant to their responsibilities.
Integrating this feature into the solution would align well with addressing diverse user requirements and fostering a user-friendly experience, ultimately contributing to enhanced data utilization and better-informed decision-making across the organization.
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Couldn't agree more. Combining sheets in a report can make a very ugly an inconsistent user experience especially if you put this in a dashboard.
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This would be a very useful feature where I work. Please bring this idea to life!
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It would be nice to be able to clear sheet formatting when it is pulled into a report.
It would be even nicer to then be able to create new formatting within the report.
