Good news - Google Sheets is getting emoji reactions, so have fun with that
Express yourself in Google Sheets with emoji reactions
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If you’re looking for a less formal way to signal that your updates or edits are ready, then a newGoogle Sheetsupdate could be just what you need.
Thespreadsheet softwarehas introduced the ability to add emoji reactions to comments, allowing you to add that little extra personality when assigning or delegating tasks.
In ablog postannouncing the news,Google Workspacesays the update will be about “increasing collaboration by enabling you to quickly and creatively express your opinions about spreadsheet content.”
Google Sheets emoji
Going forward,GoogleSheets users will now see a small “smiley face” icon if they hover over any comment added to a file. Clicking on this will bring up the emoji reaction menu, where they can access the full Google Workspace emoji selection.
The new feature, which is on by default and requires no admin control, is rolling out from October 19, and is available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts.
The news follows a similar launch for Google Docs back in August 2022, which allowed users to add emojis to their work by letting them search for and insert the symbols directly inline with text.
The company alsonotesthat the update builds on itsemoji reaction feature, launched for Google Docs back in April 2022, allowing users to react to sentences and paragraphs, similar to how users can react to messages in a group chat, to provide a less formal alternative to comments.
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The update is the latest release fromGoogle Workspaceas it looks to make offerings such as Docs more useful to customers across the world.
Google also recently added a number ofnew “assistive writing features”to the word processing software, including synonym and sentence structure suggestions.
The service will also flag up any “inappropriate” language, as well as instances in which the writer would be better served by using the active rather than passive voice.
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Mike Moore is Deputy Editor at TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a B2B and B2C tech journalist for nearly a decade, including at one of the UK’s leading national newspapers and fellow Future title ITProPortal, and when he’s not keeping track of all the latest enterprise and workplace trends, can most likely be found watching, following or taking part in some kind of sport.
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