Welcome to the free Google Sheets cheat sheet! This free cheat sheet contains the most useful formulas and shortcuts in Google Sheets.
I am sharing this in hopes that it will make life easier… and also to show you a wide variety of very useful formulas that you can have easy access to.
Having a cheat sheet for your spreadsheet work will make your spreadsheet work easier, and faster.
Not only do cheat sheets offer a quick reference to important spreadsheet formulas and features, but they also serve as a very fast way to learn important formulas and concepts.
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About me
My name is Corey Bustos, I have been using Google Sheets to analyze data and build professional dashboards for over 7 years now… and I personally created this cheat sheet as a resource for myself and for others to use.
This Google Sheets formula cheat sheet is much more than just a list of formulas, it is a complete reference that contains all of the essential items to make creating Google spreadsheets faster and easier.
With this cheat sheet you will not only have a super easy reference for formulas, shortcuts, and spreadsheet operators… but you will also increase your Google Sheets skill/knowledge level very quickly by reading and using the sheet.
This cheat sheet is packed with a wide variety of valuable information, and for those who like to learn rapidly and through experience, this sheet will be one of the most powerful crash courses that you can take.
You may be surprised at the variety of useful formulas that you find in this sheet, as it is intended to cover as many common problems/situations as possible.
Why you need a cheat sheet if you work with Google Sheets
Having a cheat sheet is essential for anyone who works with Google Sheets frequently, or for anyone who wants to become more skilled with spreadsheets.
Simply having this one cheat sheet will instantly (and significantly) increase your spreadsheet abilities, as when you are presented with a task you will have the perfect reference to find exactly how to complete it.
The sheet will also allow you to quickly copy and paste the exact formula that you need into your sheet, even when you already know which formula to use.
With this sheet you will increase your value as a potential applicant for any job with spreadsheets involved, and you will be able to do a variety of highly skilled/useful tasks in a spreadsheet that can help you succeed in your personal and professional life.
This Google Sheets cheat sheet will ultimately allow you to be a much more able and efficient spreadsheet creator!
- Be able to handle any spreadsheet task
- Create spreadsheets much faster and more easily
- Dramatically increase your Google Sheets skill level in a short time
- Use your cheat sheet to learn, and as a quick reference
- Use what you learn to gain value at your job and impress your boss!
- Copy and paste formulas instantly
- Never forget the shortcuts, or the symbols for spreadsheet operators
- Have all of the essential formulas in one place
Formula List: Easily find the function that you need
The cheat sheet has lots of formulas on it, and each of the formulas performs a very common and useful task in Google Sheets.
These are not simply randomly chosen formulas, and they are not all just basic ones that everyone knows about either… the sheet contains a wide range of formulas, from simple to advanced.
You will find formulas, formula variations, and nested formulas that can solve almost any type of problem/ spreadsheet task.
Each formula is ready to copy and paste into your own Google spreadsheet, and so all you will need to do is adjust the cell references to suit your needs.
As you can see in the example image below, every formula has a description beside it, so you will be able to easily understand what each of them does.
Shortcuts: Make your work faster and easier
Your cheat sheet also has a section that shows you the keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets, which will make working with spreadsheets much easier and will allow you to create much faster!
From the “Fill down” shortcut which quickly copies formulas, to the shortcuts that allow easy selection of multiple cells/rows/columns… you will find all of the shortcuts that make things faster when working with spreadsheets.
Operators: Quickly reference all of the symbols
There are several different “operators” to remember when creating custom formulas, such as mathematical operators (Multiply, Divide, Square, etc.), and other comparison operators used in formula expressions (Not equal, Greater than or equal to, etc.)… and your cheat sheet will give you a list of these operators so you always know exactly which symbol to type for what you are trying to do/express in your formulas!
Copy and paste directly into your sheet
Simply open the cheat sheet in your Chrome browser, and you can then copy the formula that you need and paste it into your sheet.
This will save you the time of having to manually type out your formulas.
You can store the PDF on your computer… then right-click on the file, then click “Open With”, and then click “Google Chrome”. Opening the file in Chrome like this will make copying and pasting the easiest.
Or you can store the file in your Google Drive, and the cheat sheet will open in the Google Drive PDF viewer.
To copy the formulas while viewing the PDF in Google Drive, you will need to click your mouse exactly at the left edge of the formula, hold your click, and then drag your cursor right, to the end of the formula. The formula will not display as being highlighted / selected until your cursor reaches the end of the formula (This is why viewing in Chrome is easier).
After copying and pasting the formula into a cell in your sheet, all you will need to do is adjust the cell/range references to apply it to your specific set of data. The descriptions in the formulas will help you to understand what each reference represents.
To get your free copy of the complete Google Sheets Cheat Sheet, simply sign up below and I’ll send you your copy instantly! You will also receive updates on new spreadsheet lessons in the future, but I promise that I will not spam you, and I will never share your information with anyone. I respect your privacy, and simply want to help great people like yourself learn how to be a master of spreadsheets!
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