Tech Tip: Google Sheets

Spreadsheets can be a great tool for organizing and manipulating data. Whether it is calculating student averages for report cards or putting together a budget, Google Sheets can help automate some basic calculations.

Like Google Docs, Google Sheets is a component of Google Drive.  It is an online spreadsheet app that lets you create and format spreadsheets and simultaneously work with other people. Here's what you can do with Google Sheets:

• Import and convert Excel, .csv, .txt and .ods formatted data to a Google spreadsheet
• Export Excel, .csv, .txt and .ods formatted data, as well as PDF and HTML files
• Use formula editing to perform calculations on your data, and use formatting make it look the way you'd like
• Chat in real time with others who are editing your spreadsheet
• Create charts with your data
• Embed a spreadsheet — or individual sheets of your spreadsheet — on your blog or website

Click here for an Overview of Google Sheets from Google and view the video below for a brief tutorial.