The following options exist:
edit tables, format cells, sort or filter data
insert elements, e.g. formulas, images, charts
add rows and columns, add or delete tables
downloading or printing the selected spreadsheet or sending it in an E-Mail
searching and replacing text
Note: In order to edit a document, you need to have edit permissions for the Drive folder containing the document.
How to edit a spreadsheet:
Create a new spreadsheet or open an existing spreadsheet.
To edit the document, use the common techniques from the familiar Office applications:
To format characters or paragraphs or to edit cells, use the functions in the Format toolbar.
To use the clipboard functions, use the context menu or your system's key combination.
In order to sort or filter selected cells or to create named ranges, use the functions of the Data toolbar.
To insert various elements, use the Insert toolbar. Those elements can be inserted:
sum functions or other functions
hyperlink, image, chart
In order to insert, delete or format whole rows or columns, use the functions in the Rows/Columns toolbar.
Spreadsheets that have been created with Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice or another compatible application, can contain cell comments. To display those cell comments, use the
toolbar.Tip: Many functions can also be activated in the context menu.
Note: All changes are immediately saved.
In order to add or delete a table or to change the tables' order, use the table tabs below the table.
To search and replace text elements, click the
icon on the right side of the Office menu bar. Control elements for searching and replacing will be shown.To rename, save, download or print the spreadsheet or to send it in an E-Mail, use the functions in the File toolbar.
To finish editing and to close the spreadsheet, click the
icon on the right side of the Office menu bar.User interface:
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Parent topic: Spreadsheet