How to create a spreadsheet

Created by Athan Romblon, Modified on Fri, 2 Feb, 2024 at 4:53 AM by Athan Romblon

There are four ways to create a new spreadsheet in Google Sheets:

Option 1: Click the multi-colored "+" button on your Google Sheets dashboard.

Arrow pointing to multi-colored "+" button.

Option 2: Open the menu from within a spreadsheet and select File >  New >  Spreadsheet.

Arrow pointing to "Spreadsheet" button.

Option 3: Click the multi-colored New button on your Google Drive dashboard and select Google Sheets > Blank spreadsheet.

Arrow pointing to "Blank spreadsheet" button.

Option 4: Type "sheets.new" into your browser. 

This will create a new blank spreadsheet (or a populated Google Sheets template if you choose one of those; for this Google Sheets tutorial, though, you should start with a blank spreadsheet).

Screenshot showing "sheet.new" types into browser.

The Google Sheets interface should remind you of at least one other spreadsheet app you've seen before, with familiar text editing icons and tabs for extra sheets.

Screenshot of the Google Sheets interface.


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