Sharing a Google Sheet means sharing every row, formula and tab with everyone who gets
the link. A Google Sheets dashboard I build reads from your sheet, keeps the data private
behind user logins, and gives your team a clean screen that works on any device. You keep
entering data in the sheet you already know. Nothing about your workflow changes.
Most teams reach a point where a Google Sheet is no longer the right thing to share
directly. It shows too much to the wrong people, it looks unprofessional on a phone,
and it requires everyone to navigate a file that was built for internal use, not for
reading. A custom dashboards from Google Sheets build solves that by keeping the sheet
as the data source and replacing what people see with a proper interface.
New service line
Google Sheets dashboards are a new service line. I have not built one for a paying
client yet. To give you a concrete look at what the result would be, I offer a
free sample build from one tab of your own sheet before any money changes hands.
See the FAQ below for how that works.
How it works
You share the Google Sheet with my service email. The dashboard connects via the
Google Sheets API and reads the columns and tabs you point me to. I build the charts
and layout from that data, create user accounts for each person who needs access,
and deploy the dashboard to a subdomain of yours or one of mine. From that point,
the sheet and the dashboard are two separate things: the sheet is the data source,
the dashboard is what your team reads.
The data refreshes on a nightly schedule. When you update a row in the sheet, the
dashboard picks up the change overnight. No export, no copy-paste, no manual upload.
If your data changes faster than that and you need a tighter refresh, say so in the
brief and I will confirm whether the source supports it.
What the dashboard screen looks like
The top section holds summary cards: the figures your team checks first, each shown
as a single number with a comparison to the previous period. Below that, charts plot
the same numbers over time so the direction is visible. Further down, a filtered table
shows the underlying rows for anyone who needs to drill into the detail. Every section
is built from your specific sheet, not applied from a generic template.
What the client provides
1.The Google Sheet shared with my service email, with at least viewer access.
2.Which tabs and columns the dashboard should read from.
3.Who needs a login and what each person should be able to see.
Share your sheet, point me at the tab that matters most, and I will build a working
dashboard screen from it at no cost. You see the result before deciding anything.
FAQ
Google Sheets dashboard questions.
A Google Sheets dashboard is a private web application that reads data directly from your Google Sheet via the Sheets API and displays it as charts, summary cards and filtered views in a proper browser interface. Your team sees a clean screen with the numbers they need rather than a spreadsheet full of rows, formulas and tabs. You keep updating the sheet the way you always have, and the dashboard reflects the changes automatically.
No. The dashboard connects to your existing sheet structure via the Google Sheets API. You keep entering data in the same columns and tabs you already use. If there are column headers or naming conventions that make the connection easier to build, I will point those out during the brief. In most cases no changes to the sheet are needed at all.
A shared sheet gives everyone access to all the data, all the formulas and all the tabs. A dashboard reads from the sheet and displays only what each person is supposed to see, behind their own login. An account holder cannot navigate to a tab they were not given access to. The view is clean, fast and works the same way on a phone as on a desktop, without the sheet ever being exposed.
Line charts for numbers over time, bar charts for comparisons across categories, summary cards for the figures people check most often, and tables for data that needs to be scanned row by row. The chart type for each section is decided during the build based on what the data actually shows, not applied from a generic template.
Yes. For this service I offer a free sample build using one tab of your actual sheet. You share the sheet with my email, tell me which tab matters most, and I build a working screen from it. You see exactly what the dashboard will look like with your own data before deciding whether to proceed with the full project.
The build connects to each sheet tab you want displayed, sets up the charts and layout, creates user accounts for everyone who needs access, and deploys to your domain or a subdomain of mine. I set up a nightly data refresh so the charts are always current. After delivery I provide a short handover so you understand what to do if a sheet tab changes name or structure.
Google Sheets Dashboard
Your sheet stays. Your team gets a real screen.
Free sample build from one tab of your own sheet. No commitment until you see the result.