The work-around’s that I develop for software I use (like Smartsheet) fall into several categories. These are subjective, my opinion, and can change over time or further development in the existing software or the third party tools employed. At Risk: The solution could be replaced by a modification to the software that seems to line upRead more
Anyone that uses Smartsheet should probably know that the user can send a row with a few clicks of the mouse and some typing. This will send the chosen user(s) an e-mail copy of the row(s). The e-mail provides a convenient link back to the sheet that contains the row. Unlike some of Smartsheet’s otherRead more
Because Smartsheet and other spreadsheets lend themselves to being used as task lists, a common request on the Smartsheet Community is how to “create recurring tasks in Smartsheet”. While on the surface, this seems to be a simple question, it isn’t. The answer isn’t simple either. We aren’t going to cover that bigger question here. OneRead more
One of the things I enjoy about reading and answering questions on the Smartsheet Community forum is that every once in a while there is general consensus that something can’t be done. Some of these are like brain teasers to me. I think about them for a while, I mull them over, I come backRead more
The #REF error appears when Smartsheet gets confused. This shows up in the Predecessor column. The most likely cause is a row deletion. When this happens, the dependencies in the project sheet may no longer be accurate. You can find the #REF errors easily using the Search feature I sometimes forget to check – or the #REF showsRead more
Apologies to the Bard. New Stuff Yesterday (May 7, 2016), Smartsheet and Zapier rolled out an update. Go here for Smartsheet’s release notes and while I couldn’t find a page for Zapier’s release notes (looks like they blog them), their documentation has been updated too. In all fairness, I’ve been lukewarm to Zapier. I have a free accountRead more
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