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• Showing Pics or Icons for Drop Down Options

  This may be a stretch, but I vaguely remember attending a SmartSheet Webinar where the guest customer speaker had drop downs that were actually pictures vs. words. When asked to explain how to create …

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  Forms

  Images

  Dropdown

  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• Record a Date and Request an Update Actions in Same Automated Workflow

  I am creating a Request an Update automated workflow that includes recording the date in a column in my sheet to document when the request was sent. The update request is sent, but the date isn't reco…

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  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

• Grouped Report

  Hello, I need a report to group an underlying data report from Resource Management to show only one line item per project name. I also need to see the start and end date (no dependencies), Project Man…

  Reports

  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• Proofing While Hiding Columns

  Hey Smartsheet community, We want to utilize the proofing feature with our customers while in the same sheet hiding specific columns just from the customer (while allowing our team to see those column…

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  Reports

  Proofs

  Dynamic View

  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

• New Membership versus License Model

  I've been reading the different posts about the changes associated with the membership model and its impact to "free" users. Is there a single place of information that will clarify what a "free" user…

  Question

  New Membership Model

  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

• NEW! Your survival guide to formulas is here. Meet the Formula Handbook.

  Hi Community, Whether you’re summing child rows, calculating budget minus actual, or doing cross-sheet data lookups with multiple criteria, formulas are a must for tailoring solutions to your needs. T…

  Announcement

  Templates

  Formulas

  Formulas and Functions

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• Duplicated entries

  Hello Smartsheet community, I'm using a form to update my Smartsheet, and I'm wondering if there's a method for Smartsheet to notify me if I add entries that already exist in the table, in other words…

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  Smartsheet Basics

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• Formula To Indicate A Task Is Ready Because Predecessors Are Complete [Solution]

  I have seen many posts about people wanting the ability to indicate a particular task/row is ready to begin because all of the predecessors are complete (many of them archived). All of the proposed so…

  Best Practice

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• File Uploads Date Format

  Hi I have set my date format to DDMMYYYY, but on uploaded files these appear as MMDDYYYY Could the uploaded file section please remember the current users date format thanks Carl

  Idea Submitted

  Smartsheet Product Feedback & Ideas

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  Apr 17, 2025

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• INDEX, DISTINCT, and MATCH formulas

  I am trying to put together a list of our project managers and which business units each of them are responsible for. I need it to be in a certain format because right next to each of the business uni…

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  Formulas

  Formulas and Functions

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