How do I reverse a range by Rows or Columns in Google Sheets

Google Sheets: SORT, INDEX, ROWS

Reverse Rows in Column in Google Sheets
My favourite Killjoy members. Column A – From most favourite. Column B Saving the best for last.

Sometimes you have a need to reverse a list quickly in Google Sheets.

That’s pretty easy to do if the list is sorted alphabetically. Just go on into the <Data> menu and choose from one of the sort functions. But what if the data you want to flip is not in alphabetical or numeric order?

Below are 3 ways to reverse your data:

Also check out the last example on how to flip a column in Google Sheets.

For the examples below, I’ll be using a list of my favourite Killjoys characters. Yeah, I’m a sci-fi geek.

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Google Sheets IMPORTRANGE: Prevent clever editors from accessing other ranges of your imported sheet

Note! This is part of a series on using IMPORTRANGE in Google Sheets. If you don’t know how to use IMPORTRANGE or what it is, I encourage you to head back to the first tutorial here:

https://yagisanatode.com/2022/01/26/importing-range-data-from-one-google-sheet-to-another/

And here is a link to the sample data that I am importing if you want to play along:

Template – Project Tasks (IMPORTRANGE)

You’ve grabbed data from a source Google Sheet and used the IMPORTRANGE function to insert it into your destination sheet carefully selecting the range and sheet tab of the data that you want to display.

So you might be thinking, Great! I’ve managed to only display the content from my original Google Sheet that I want my users to see and hidden the rest from them. 

While this may be the case if you are only providing ‘View’ or ‘Comment’ permission to a Google Sheet, I do have an ugly little surprise for you if you.

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Are you sitting down? Are you comfortable? Do you have a support network nearby?

Let’s have a look at the IMPORTRANGE docs:

IMPORTRANGE editors can access other parts of the original Google Sheet - What to do
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So basically, if you have other editors on your new sheet editing your document, they can access anything in the imported Google Sheet by copying the access granted IMPORTRANGE. All they need to do is change the Sheet tab and the range location.

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Google Sheets Beginners: Grouping Rows and Columns (36)

When your Google Sheet spreadsheet starts to grow in complexity it is often a good idea to group similar parts of your data so you can easily collapse and expand them as you need them. Fortunately, Google Sheets has your back with the Grouping tool.

In this tutorial, we will look at how to group rows and columns in Google Sheets. We’ll also look at a few advanced capabilities and show you how to avoid some common traps.

Check it out!

This tutorial covers:

  1. 00:00 Intro
  2. 00:28 Example of grouped data
  3. 01:44 How column and row groupings work.
  4. 02:52 How to create groupings in Google Sheets
  5. 02:59 Grouping columns
  6. 04:03 Grouping adjacent columns and rows
  7. 05:13 undo grouping
  8. 05:38 Grouping rows
  9. 06:27 Sub or secondary groupings.

If you enjoy the video and want to learn more about how to use Google Sheets, check out the Youtube Playlist:

Google Sheets Shorts: Beginners

Did you enjoy the tutorial? Want to upskill and get a solid step-by-step course to become a pro at Google Sheets? Check out my course, Google Sheets: Learn the Essentials with Three Detailed Projects. Sign up today.

 
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Google Sheets Beginners – Change Your Current Workbook’s Timezone Date & Currency (16)

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As we increasingly start to work from home and work with clients globally, it is vital that we prepare our Google Sheet for the country that our users and clients are from.

In this tutorial, we will cover how to quickly change your current Google Sheet’s timezone, date and currency for the entire document.

In this tutorial, I’ll cover,

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Google Sheets Beginners: Insert Columns and Rows (12)

Google Sheets: Insert and Shift Columns and Row

Even if you are a veteran Google Sheets users you might find a great little tip in this tutorial.

Here we will cover how to insert columns and rows in Google Sheets spreadsheets. Oh, and how to cheat at connect 4.

In this tutorial, I’ll cover,

  1. Inserting columns and sheets from the menu bar.
  2. Insert columns and sheets by right-clicking cells and row and columns references.
  3. Inserting multiple columns and rows at one time.
  4. Shifting a cell set up, down left and right by one or many cells.

 

Did you enjoy the tutorial? Want to upskill and get a solid step-by-step course to become a pro at Google Sheets? Check out my course, Google Sheets: Learn the Essentials with Three Detailed Projects. Sign up today.

 
Google Sheets Shortcuts Mousepad
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