Google rolled out location chips, finance chips, and extended date capabilities to Google Sheets, earlier this year. Now, just a few months later, the company has announced another update to Google Sheets that brings YouTube chips to its platform.
As Google explains it, YouTube chips in Google Sheets enable users to more easily manage YouTube content within a Sheet. The company says that this feature will allow users to add YouTube data, such as title, description and video preview, directly to users’ spreadsheet cells. “Simply copy and paste the YouTube link into the cell, hover over it, and click the “Change URL” option on the “chip” included in the hovercard,” the company couple,
In addition, the company says that users can also enter multiple smart chips and text in a single cell using the @ menu. This enhances users’ ability to quickly preview and interact with even more context-setting information in Sheets.
As far as availability is concerned, Google says that it has already started rolling out the feature to all Google Workspace customers, legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers and users with personal Google Accounts, And all users should get this feature in a few days to weeks.
How to Insert Smart Chips in Google Sheets
Inserting Smart Chips into Google Sheets is easy and can be done in two ways.
Using ‘@’ to Insert Smart Chips in Google Sheets
Step 1: Go to the cell where you want to insert the Smart Chips.
Step 2: Start by typing ‘@’ so a dropdown will appear. You can select a file, event, location, or contact from the suggestions, or open a category for the dropdown. Type in a name to narrow down the suggestions.
Step 3: Select the desired result and you are ready to go.
Using ‘Insert’ from the menu
Step 1: Go to the cell where you want to insert the Smart Chips.
Step 2: Go to Pour in the menu.
Step 3: Click on Smart Chips.
Step 4: Select the desired category from the options.
Step 5: Then go to the cell and select the information you want to insert, and you’re done.
It’s worth noting that only those files, events, people and places, etc., that are available on Google Drive or Google apps with the associated account will appear in the insert suggestions.
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