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Google recently introduced a new table formatting feature in Sheets that made it far easier to create self-contained, sortable blocks of cells inside a spreadsheet. But the company didn’t stop there and seems to be rapidly updating the software with features that make it faster to set up, configure, and view data within a table.
The latest update, which is rolling out in stages now, builds on its earlier addition of table formatting by adding “intelligent suggestions” that show a “+” button when you select data that could be turned into a table. Clicking the button then formats the data with things like alternating colors and sortable, filterable h...
