How to use Google Sheets formulas To input a formula into Google Sheets, preface what you type with the equal sign (=). Let's look at two examples to see the difference this makes.

Built-in templates. While Microsoft Excel has to-do list templates, I’m partial to the ones provided by Google Sheets. The built-in checkboxes are hard for me to resist.

Google Sheets is a free, cloud-based spreadsheet app that's part of the Google Workspace suite of productivity programs. Learn what to use it for.