12 Google Sheets Add-Ons to Streamline Reporting

12 Google Sheets Add-Ons to Streamline Reporting

With the right add-ons, you can streamline your reporting process, collect big-picture data predictions and analysis, and even send emails -- all from your spreadsheets. Before we dive into the 12 Google Sheet add-ons, here’s a brief overview on how to download a Google Sheets add-on: 1. Email 1.autoCrat: When you’ve finalized a spreadsheet and want to send it to someone else, this add-on enables you to merge your spreadsheet data into a document and email your data as either an attachment. After writing your email in Gmail and saving it as a draft, your spreadsheet will automatically send the email at the appropriately allotted time. Document Studio: If your data is spread out across spreadsheets, Excel sheets, Google Form Responses, and CSV files, this add-on makes it possible to combine all your miscellaneous information into one clean document. Image credit to Document Studio add-on. Image credit to Table Styles add-on. Data Analysis, Calculations, Predictions: 8. Image credit to Solver add-on. AppSheet: Building a new mobile app has never been easier -- this add-on allows you to fill your spreadsheet with data including contacts, products, inventory, property, and anything else you want tracked, and then automatically converts that data into your new mobile app.

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Google Sheets can be used for a lot more than just storing and organizing your data. With the right add-ons, you can streamline your reporting process, collect big-picture data predictions and analysis, and even send emails — all from your spreadsheets.

Before we dive into the 12 Google Sheet add-ons, here’s a brief overview on how to download a Google Sheets add-on:

1. Open new or existing google spreadsheet

2. Click add ons in navigation bar → “get add ons”

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3. Hover over an add-on and click “free” button

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4. In the pop-up window, sign into your google account and click “allow”
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4. The add-on is automatically installed

5. To manage or remove add-ons, click “manage add-ons”

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6. If you want to remove the add-on, click the green “manage” button, and then “remove”

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Important note: You’ll only see these add-ons on a desktop, they don’t work on mobile. Also, most add-ons work for both Chrome and Safari, but some are only designed for Chrome.

Now that we’ve got that covered, here are 12 Google Sheet add-ons that can streamline your entire reporting process.

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1.autoCrat: When you’ve finalized a spreadsheet and want to send it to someone else, this add-on enables you to merge your spreadsheet data into a document and email your data as either an attachment. Autocrat can also mass-generate personalized documents.

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Image credit to autoCrat add-on.

2.Yet Another Mail Merge: This tool automates email campaigns, tracks emails, and lets you personalize emails for specific contact groups. To do this, you simply import your contacts into a spreadsheet, and choose a Google email template. You can send one generic email to all your contacts, or customize emails for different contact segments.

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Image credit to Yet Another Mail Merge add-on.

3.Gmail Scheduler: Gmail Scheduler allows you to schedule emails for later. After writing your email in Gmail and saving it as a draft, your spreadsheet will automatically send the email at the appropriately allotted time.

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Image credit to Gmail Scheduler add-on.

Organization:

4. Document Studio: If your data is spread out…

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