Spreadsheets are great for managing information and data, especially the type that constantly changes or grows in size. However, spreadsheets can get confusing and messy, especially when moved around and traded by coworkers. Data connectors can be great for quickly acquiring information, bringing an offline spreadsheet file into the cloud, or sharing the details of a constantly updated group project without leaving the Google Sheets app. You don’t have to leaveyour favorite circle of quality apps.
AP loves to keep all its projects checked and up-to-date, so here is our guide on how to use data connectors with Google Sheets. Read on and learn how to get access.
What is a Data Connector?
Data Connectors are services that act as a third party betweenyour Google Docs Editors Suite (Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets)and other data management services like Google Analytics, Airtable, and Microsoft Excel. Users can import, export, edit, and absorb their content into another document.
Data Connectors are invaluable to individuals with a lot of information and varying documents that are shared between services, prospective clients, or coworkers. They don’t have to be awkwardly sought out, either. Users can install them as plug-in extensions from the Google Sheets app. Here’s how to install one.
This guide covers the PC version of Google Sheets.
Installing the Coefficient Sheets plug-in
Quite a few services offer great data connection settings and features, but Coefficient is the best quality and simple to install. The Sheets extension offers impressive reach with many services and programs, building bridges through which data can be transferred, viewed, and edited. Here’s how to get it.
How to use datasets with Coefficient in Google Sheets
Now that the Coefficient extension is installed, you have access to all the services it supports. Excel and CSV files can be pulled from Google Drive, as long as they were uploaded beforehand.
Users can also convert their spreadsheets into datasets, uploading them to a cloud that updates when anyone on the team changes their copy of the spreadsheet, eliminating the need for multiple spreadsheet updates. Here’s how to create datasets.
Now that you have your dataset, you’re able to access the spreadsheet in Google Sheets anytime. Your edits or alterations to the spreadsheet in the Sheets app can be added to the dataset by refreshing it. Here’s how.
Your spreadsheets are better connected
Finding the optimal method for fulfilling a task is always nice, and data connectors lighten the load by unifying allthese great business apps.
WhileAndroid’s most user-oriented tabletscannot directly use Coefficient, there are other services to try. Android mobile devices can still manipulate dataset spreadsheets from the Sheets app, so they aren’t stonewalled completely.
