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Connect your spreadsheets
Pull in data from Google Sheets and Excel spreadsheets.
51 articles in this collection
Written by
Richard Ingram
and
Kelsey Milner
Prepare your spreadsheet
Optimize your spreadsheet for Geckoboard
Parepare your spreadsheet for Geckoboard by importing data to it, formatting it, performing calculations and reducing errors.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Aggregate Google Adwords and AdSense data in Geckoboard
By linking GA to your Adwords and AdSense accounts you pair a GA add-on with Spreadsheets to aggregate or manipulate your data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Automatically refresh your Google Sheets data daily with Supermetrics
Use Supermetrics to schedule an automatic daily refresh of your data on Google Sheets for use in Geckoboard.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Why we don't support calculations or aggregated data using Spreadsheets
Geckoboard doesn’t support any sort of modification or calculation of your data, so any changes must be done outside of Geckoboard first.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Set refresh rate for spreadsheets widgets powered by import functions
You can set your own refresh interval by writing a script using Google Apps Script Editor.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your spreadsheet
Connect your Google Sheet to Geckoboard
Steps to pull data from a Google Sheet stored in Google Drive.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your Excel spreadsheet from Google Drive
Steps to pull data from Excel files stored on Google Drive.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your Excel spreadsheet from Dropbox
Steps to pull data from Excel files stored on Dropbox.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your Excel file from OneDrive
Steps to pull data from Excel files stored on OneDrive personal and business.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your Excel spreadsheet from SharePoint
Steps to pull data from Excel files stored on SharePoint.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connect your Excel spreadsheet stored on a local machine
To pull data from an Excel file hosted on a local machine, you'll need to upload to a cloud storage platform.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Make your connected Google Sheet private
When there are spreadsheets in your Google Drive you don't want to share you can create a direct download link for your connected sheet.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Send Data from Google Sheets using Datasets to calculate metrics and build visuals
Useful for doing simple aggregations directly within your dashboard.
Written by
Kelsey Milner
Updated over a week ago
Build widgets from spreadsheets
Customize spreadsheets widgets
Learn how to adjust presentation options and filter your spreadsheets data to create easy-to-understand visualizations.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create spreadsheet widgets from Matomo data
Create a script that calls Matomo API and imports data in Google Spreadsheets, before connecting it to Geckoboard.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create gauge widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating gauge widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create line chart widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating line chart widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create number widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating number widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create column chart widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating column chart widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create bar chart widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating bar chart widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create leaderboard widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating leaderboard widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create table widgets from spreadsheets
Learn about the various configuration options available when creating table widgets from your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create text widgets from spreadsheets
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create dynamic spreadsheet widgets
Including pre-populated cells in your cell selection means your spreadsheet widgets will automatically respond as data is added.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Compare two numbers in your spreadsheet
Compare your selected spreadsheet cell with a choice of four comparison visualizations: goal, number, percentage, and sparkline.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Display data from pivot tables in Geckoboard
Pivot tables cannot be automatically read from Google Sheets in Geckoboard. Use ImportRange to copy the pivot table in a new sheet.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create multiple series charts using spreadsheets
Learn how to add multiple series of data to line and column charts using data from spreadsheets.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add goals to track progress on your spreadsheet data
Goals are shown as progress bars on number widgets and shaded areas on line, column and bar charts.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Highlight important changes to your spreadsheet data
Add status indicators to number and gauge widgets to spot important changes to your spreadsheet data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create a event countdown Number widget
Learn how to build a widget displaying a countdown number.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add milestones to a table widget
Build a table widget displaying milestones from a Google Sheet or Excel file.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Highlight table widget cells in spreadsheets using Emoji
Steps to build a table widget with conditional color-based Emoji.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use Google Forms to collect information and display it on a dashboard
Collect user-generated data, like quick polls to full-on questionnaires, and display it on a dashboard.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Display a 'quote of the day' text widget using spreadsheets
Steps to display a daily inspirational quote on your dashboard using our Spreadsheets data source.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
How to build visualizations from data dumps
Guidance for how to take a data dump and use formulas in a new sheet to build visualizations.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Refresh rate for Spreadsheet widgets
Widgets refresh every 15 mins, except when powered by a Google Sheet where it's within 3 mins from the sheet's last update.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Manually refresh Spreadsheets widgets
Steps to refresh your Spreadsheet widget while you're building and editing it.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use Google Sheets’ ImportData function to display online data in Geckoboard
Learn how the ImportData function pairs with our Spreadsheet data source to build visualizations from CSV files.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use Google Sheets’ ImportHTML function to display data in Geckoboard
Learn how the ImportHTML function imports data from a table or list within a website into a Google Sheet.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use ImportRange to extract data needed for Geckoboard to a new spreadsheet
Learn how Google Sheets' ImportRange function helps import data samples and run calculations in a separate sheet from the source.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use Google Sheets’ GoogleFinance function to display data in Geckoboard
Learn how the GoogleFinance function pairs with our Spreadsheets data source to display market data on your Geckoboard dashboard.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Create a weather widget using Google Sheets
Steps to build a widget displaying temperature and weather using weatherstack data.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Spreadsheets troubleshooting
Excel spreadsheet file not showing in Geckoboard
Check if your file is saved in a different format from .xlsx.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Spreadsheet FetchError: 'Could not find spreadsheet file'
Check that your share settings are set correctly and if you have the right type of sharing link.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Spreadsheets error: 'Error fetching the list of spreadsheets'
Check if "Allow users to install Google Drive apps" in the "Data Access" menu is enabled.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Spreadsheet import error: 'This worksheet is too large to import'
Steps to avoid hitting the 5MB file size limit for connected spreadsheets.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Connected Excel spreadsheet not updating after making changes
This might be due to your changes occurring in-between refreshes, or your uploaded file failed to overwrite an older version.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Deleted spreadsheet on Google Drive still powering widgets
Files in your Google Drive Trash folder are still, in effect, regarded as active documents until emptied.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Spreadsheets error: 'Cannot read property "offsetWidth" of undefined'
This error will occur if you only have one row of data to select from.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
X-Axis dates not display correctly on charts
This often occurs when X-Axis dates are being calculated by a formula, or when they're sourced from another sheet.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Pivot table sheet is empty
You'll need to use ImportRange to reproduce the pivot table in a new sheet.
Written by
Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago