{"id":351,"date":"2023-04-19T13:36:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiforfolks.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2023-04-19T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:36:24","slug":"combining-chatgpt-and-excel-google-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiforfolks.com\/combining-chatgpt-and-excel-google-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining ChatGPT and Excel\/Google Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
For many workers who do office tasks, ChatGPT hasn\u2019t been the scary AI tech that is going to take over their jobs anytime soon, which was one of the rumors going around when it first launched at the end of last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, many people who work in offices and use software applications each day, as well as entrepreneurs and students, are finding that ChatGPT is becoming an integral part of their toolbox to streamline their tasks, leaving them time for more creative endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if you are a Microsoft Excel and\/or Google Sheets spreadsheets user, then you may be pleased to discover that you can use ChatGPT to help you get the most out of these applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continue reading our blog to find out how combining ChatGPT and Excel\/Google Sheets<\/strong> can help you become even more EXCELlent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spreadsheets are like cilantro, anchovies, blue cheese, liquorice and Brussels sprouts \u2014 you either love them or hate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that could be a big reason behind the fact that almost 90% of spreadsheets have miscalculations in them, which can end up causing havoc to a company\u2019s bottom line or a family\u2019s monthly budget as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most companies and organizations use spreadsheets for data entry, and to produce things like financial reporting and employee sick leave databases. However spreadsheets are among the most vulnerable documents produced in the land of software applications, making it difficult for many office workers to love and trust them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most companies and organizations use spreadsheets for data entry, and to produce things like financial reporting and employee sick leave databases. However spreadsheets are among the most vulnerable documents produced in the land of software applications, making it difficult for many office workers to love and trust them.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n This could be down to the fact that in 2017, it was reported that 88% of spreadsheets contain errors<\/a>, which basically means that their calculations won\u2019t work as intended. Spreadsheet errors include inputting and copy\/paste errors, miscalculations, omissions, and even logical mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s even such a thing as the European Spreadsheets Risk Interest Group, or EuSpRIG for short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It states on the EuSpRIG website<\/a> that it \u201coffers students, professors, directors, managers and professionals in all disciplines the world\u2019s only independent, authoritative and comprehensive web-based information on the current state of the art in Spreadsheet Risk Management\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common risks of working with spreadsheets, according to the EuSpRIG, include facts like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, what can ChatGPT do to help you overcome these vulnerabilities in spreadsheet creation in both Excel and Google Sheets? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ChatGPT is a lot more than just an AI chatbot that can answer your questions and prompts within seconds. In fact, there are many ways in which you can use this new advanced tech tool to help you with your spreadsheet tasks, whether you\u2019re using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ChatGPT is a lot more than just an AI chatbot that can answer your questions and prompts within seconds. In fact, there are many ways in which you can use this new advanced tech tool to help you with your spreadsheet tasks, whether you\u2019re using Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The service can also help you learn how to work your way around these applications, as well as become better skilled at using them. We’ve discussed the integration of spreadsheets and table with ChatGPT in the past, including How To Do Tables In ChatGPT<\/a> and How to Give ChatGPT a Table for Basic Data Processing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, for example, you can start with something simple, such as asking the AI chatbot what the most common function is, and how best to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prompt we used was: What is the most commonly used Excel function, and how can it serve me to make better spreadsheets when I use this application?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCombining ChatGPT and Excel\/Google Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n\n\n\nYour Personal Spreadsheet Assistant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n