What You Can Learn from this Google Sheets Tutorials
This Google Sheets Tutorial is designed to help you build a strong foundation in one of the most powerful and flexible online spreadsheet tools. Whether you’re a beginner just starting with Sheets or an experienced Excel user looking to explore Google’s unique features, you’ll find practical, step-by-step tutorials here that you can apply directly in your daily work.
Since we’ve already shared tutorials on all the common functions that work the same in Excel and Google Sheets, we won’t repeat those here. Instead, this section will focus only on the Google Sheets–specific functions and features like QUERY, IMPORTRANGE, ARRAYFORMULA, GOOGLETRANSLATE, and more — the ones that make Google Sheets stand out from Excel.
Importance of Google Sheets
Google Sheets is one of the most powerful cloud-based spreadsheet tools available today. It allows you to create, edit, and share spreadsheets online without installing any software. Since it’s cloud-based, you can work from anywhere, collaborate in real-time, and never worry about losing your files.
Benefits of Google Sheets over Excel
While Excel is still the gold standard for advanced analytics, Google Sheets offers some key advantages:
- Cloud-based & Free – No installation required; works from any browser.
- Real-time Collaboration – Multiple users can edit the same file simultaneously.
- Automatic Saving – No risk of losing your work; everything saves instantly.
- Cross-Device Access – Access from PC, tablet, or mobile seamlessly.
- Easy Sharing – Share files with links or permissions in just one click.
- Powerful Integrations – Connect with Google Forms, Google Data Studio, and other apps.
Real-Life Use Cases of Google Sheets
- Team Collaboration – Shared sales tracker or project status updates.
- Data Collection – Linking with Google Forms to collect survey or feedback data.
- Dashboard & Reporting – Using QUERY + IMPORTRANGE for real-time dashboards.
- Inventory Management – Track stock levels with automatic updates.
- Marketing Analytics – Import live data from tools like Google Analytics.
Common Excel Functions That Work the Same in Google Sheets
(We have already explained these in detail on the Excel Tutorials page, so click on the links to learn more.)
- VLOOKUP – Search for a value in a column and return matching data.
- HLOOKUP – Horizontal lookup for row-based data.
- INDEX – Return value from a given row/column position.
- MATCH – Find the position of a value in a range.
- SUMIF – Add values that meet specific criteria.
- COUNTIF – Count cells based on a condition.
- SUMIFS / COUNTIFS – Multiple criteria-based calculations.
- IF – Logical test with True/False outputs.
- LEFT / RIGHT / MID – Extract text portions from cells.
- FIND / SEARCH – Locate text within a cell.
- CONCAT / TEXTJOIN – Combine multiple values/texts.
- LEN / TRIM / PROPER – Text cleanup and formatting.
- ROUND / ROUNDUP / ROUNDDOWN – Rounding numbers.
- NOW / TODAY – Insert current date and time.
👉 For complete step-by-step guides, check our Excel Tutorials.
Unique Google Sheets Functions (Not in Excel)
Here’s what we’ll cover in this Google Sheets series (exclusive features):
- QUERY – Run SQL-like queries on your data for advanced filtering and summarizing.
- IMPORTRANGE – Pull data from one Google Sheet into another in real-time.
- ARRAYFORMULA – Apply a formula across an entire column or range without dragging.
- GOOGLEFINANCE – Fetch live stock prices, currency exchange rates, and financial data.
- GOOGLETRANSLATE – Allows you to translate text from one language to another directly inside Google Sheets.
- SPARKLINE – Insert mini in-cell charts for quick data visualization.
- IMAGE – Insert images directly into cells.
- FLATTEN – Convert a range into a single column.
- FILTER – Similar to Excel 365 but cloud-based and highly flexible.
With this foundation, we’ll dive deeper into Google Sheets-exclusive functions and features in upcoming tutorials, so you can master both Excel and Google Sheets effectively.