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The Owner and Admins can set, edit, and remove column formulas. A license is required.
With column formulas, you can apply uniform calculations and expressions to all rows in the sheet. Column formulas will also automatically apply to new rows added anywhere in the sheet. For example, you can:
To create a column formula:
The formula will be applied to all cells in the specified column, and it will be automatically filled into any new rows that are added to the sheet.
You can right-click any cell in the column and select Edit Column Formula or Convert to Cell Formula to change or remove the column formula.
For the complete list of functions in Smartsheet, see our Functions list.
Only formulas which do not reference specific row numbers can be converted to column formulas. Use the following table as a guide when writing column formulas:
Reference Type |
Example |
Supported? |
---|---|---|
@row |
[Task Name]@row |
✓ |
Column references |
[Task Name]:[Task Name] |
✓ |
Cross sheet references |
{Task Name Column} |
✓ |
Cell references |
[Task Name]1 |
X |
Absolute references |
[Task Name]$1 |
X |
Partial-column ranges |
[Task Name]1:[Task Name]12 |
X |