Applies to

Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

Shortcut widgets

The shortcut widget allows you to create a link or a list of links to specific URLs, files, or Smartsheet items.

Who can use this?

Plans:

  • Smartsheet
  • Pro
  • Business
  • Enterprise

To add a shortcut widget:

  1. Select + Add Widgets
  2. Select Shortcut Widget
  3. Select Add Shortcut
    • ​​​​​​URL: Specify the destination link and display text. This can be any type of link - internal sites, external sites, forms, etc.
    • File: Click Attach to choose the file that is stored online that you'd like to attach.

You can only attach files that are hosted on a supported online storage drive may be attached (Google Drive, One Drive, Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Egnyte).

  1. After you have set up the shortcut, adjust the layout and the title.
  2. Save your changes.

Once you've specified the shortcuts, use the options below to format the shortcut. 

To do this
 
Follow these steps

Change how the shortcuts in the widget are aligned

Select the align buttons to left-align or center-align the information in the widget.

Add a title to the widget

Check the box next to Display Title. Select Edit Custom Title to type the widget title.

Adjust the formatting for each link in the widget

To do this, select the field in the widget and then choose from the available formatting options.