Google Sheets - Advanced Topics
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Google Sheets - Advanced Topics
This course is part of Getting started with Google Workspace Specialization
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What you'll learn
Apply advanced formatting within a Google Sheet
Perform calculations and visualize data using Google Sheets
Create and collect data from a Google Form
Solve business challenges using Google Sheets
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course builds on some of the concepts covered in the earlier Google Sheets course.
In this course, you will learn how to apply and customize themes In Google Sheets, and explore conditional formatting options. You will learn about some of Google Sheetsβ advanced formulas and functions. You will explore how to create formulas using functions, and you will also learn how to reference and validate your data in a Google Sheet. Spreadsheets can hold millions of numbers, formulas, and text. Making sense of all of that data can be difficult without a summary or visualization. This course explores the data visualization options in Google Sheets, such as charts and pivot tables. Google Forms are online surveys used to collect data and provide the opportunity for quick data analysis. You will explore how Forms and Sheets work together by connecting collected Form data to a spreadsheet, or by creating a Form from an existing spreadsheet.
This module covers the agenda. It also introduces students to On the Rise and the course business challenge.
What's included
2 videos
2 videosβ’Total 4 minutes
- Course introductionβ’2 minutes
- Agendaβ’1 minute
There are many advanced formatting options that help you customize your Google Sheets and leverage your data. In this module, we are going to talk about applying themes and conditional formatting options.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment
3 videosβ’Total 4 minutes
- Advanced formatting in a Google Sheetβ’2 minutes
- Conditional formattingβ’2 minutes
- Activity 1 explainedβ’0 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Activity 1 Apply conditional formatting to a Google Sheetβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 4 minutes
- Advanced formatting in a Google Sheetβ’4 minutes
Formulas and functions allow you to make quick calculations and better use your data. Google Sheets supports many of the formulas found in other spreadsheet applications. In this module, we are going to look at creating a formula, using functions, and referencing and validating data. We will also discuss how using named ranges can assist you when working with data sets.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 11 minutes
- Advanced formulas and functionsβ’3 minutes
- Using IF and IFS to analyze dataβ’4 minutes
- Activity 2 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Data validation and named rangesβ’3 minutes
- Activity 3 explainedβ’0 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Activity 2 Using the IFS function in Google Sheetsβ’10 minutes
- Activity 3 Create a data validation rule and name a rangeβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 6 minutes
- Advanced formulas and functionsβ’6 minutes
Spreadsheets can hold millions of numbers, formulas, and text. Making sense of all of that data can be difficult without a summary or visualization, especially when presenting the data to colleagues, partners, prospects, or clients. In this module, we are going to explore the data visualization options in Google Sheets, such as charts and pivot tables. We will discuss how Google Workspace integration makes it easy to share your charts and tables in Google Docs and Google Slides. We also look at ways to automate repetitive tasks using macros.
What's included
10 videos3 readings1 assignment
10 videosβ’Total 17 minutes
- Analyze and reportβ’1 minute
- Exploring chartsβ’3 minutes
- Activity 4 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Pivot tablesβ’1 minute
- Create a pivot tableβ’4 minutes
- Activity 5 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Integration and publishing in Google Sheetsβ’4 minutes
- Activity 6 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Macrosβ’3 minutes
- Apply a macroβ’1 minute
3 readingsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Activity 4 Create a chart using Google Sheetsβ’10 minutes
- Activity 5 Create a pivot table based on existing dataβ’10 minutes
- Activity 6 Explore publishing optionsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 12 minutes
- Analyze and reportβ’12 minutes
Google Forms are online surveys used to collect data and provide the opportunity for quick data analysis. In this module, weβre going to explore how Google Forms and Google Sheets work together by connecting collected form data to a spreadsheet, or by creating a form from an existing spreadsheet.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 9 minutes
- Populate data using a Google Formβ’4 minutes
- Activity 7 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Form settings and sharing a Google Formβ’4 minutes
- Activity 8 explainedβ’0 minutes
- Managing feedbackβ’1 minute
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Activity 7 Create a Google Formβ’10 minutes
- Activity 8 Share a Google Formβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 8 minutes
- Populate data using a Google Formβ’8 minutes
In this module, you will put everything you have learned into practice by helping our fictional Google Workspace customer solve their business challenge.
What's included
3 videos1 reading
3 videosβ’Total 3 minutes
- Business challenge overviewβ’1 minute
- Business challenge explainedβ’0 minutes
- Wrap upβ’1 minute
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Activity 9 Business challengeβ’10 minutes
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Reviewed on Feb 25, 2023
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Reviewed on Jul 30, 2024
I felt that this course provided me with the tools to enhance my use of Google Sheets. It was very easy to follow the instructions and felt I was retaining the information.
Reviewed on Aug 7, 2025
Great course to take for introduction to Google Workspace and its features. Really insightful and shows how easy to use the Google Workspace is
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