{"id":913,"date":"2021-08-16T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/?p=913"},"modified":"2023-10-04T09:34:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T13:34:32","slug":"analyze-and-share-data-with-grist-dashboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/16\/analyze-and-share-data-with-grist-dashboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyze and Share Data With Grist Dashboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grist is a hybrid spreadsheet database with an interesting take on data management. It is free to try, and you don&#8217;t need to enter any information for the free trial. Here is a quick overview of its features.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Dylan, our summer intern, for checking out Grist, and writing this article.<\/p>\n<h3>Get Started With Grist<\/h3>\n<p>To see how Grist works, <a title=\"go to the Grist site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getgrist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">go to the Grist site<\/a> and click the Get Started button.<\/p>\n<p>Grist doesn&#8217;t ask for your name or email, or any other information &#8212; that was a nice surprise! It just takes you to the Welcome to Grist page, so you can get started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Welcome screen to Grist\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist01_thumb.png\" alt=\"Welcome screen to Grist\" width=\"450\" height=\"231\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You could import a document, or create an empty document, but I&#8217;d recommend starting with one of the many templates.<\/p>\n<h3>Grist Templates<\/h3>\n<p>These are some of the templates Grist has to offer, each is unique in the way it presents data and you can change them easily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Some templates Grist offers\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist03_thumb.png\" alt=\"Some templates Grist offers\" width=\"450\" height=\"328\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Grist Tutorials<\/h3>\n<p>After you check out a few of the templates, learn more about Grist in the tutorials.Here&#8217;s how you can see the list of topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Near the top of the Welcome page, click the small video image, to go to the Support page<\/li>\n<li>At the left side of the Support page, scroll through the list of tutorials<\/li>\n<li>Click on a tutorial name, to go to that topic<\/li>\n<li>If the topic page has a video, click it, to start it playing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Intro tutorial of Grist\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist02_thumb.png\" alt=\"Intro tutorial of Grist\" width=\"450\" height=\"241\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>New Document<\/h3>\n<p>After you learn a few of the basics, you might want to start your own document in Grist. To do that, go to the Welcome page, and click the button, <strong>Create Empty Document<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The screen looks like a small spreadsheet, and it will grow as you work on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist09.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grist09\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist09_thumb.png\" alt=\"Grist09\" width=\"450\" height=\"191\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To add rows or columns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the plus button in the top right corner to add another column<\/li>\n<li>If you write on the bottom row it will add a new row<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This minimizes the unused space you would get in a application like Google Sheets.<\/p>\n<h3>Grist Charts<\/h3>\n<p>In the Grist templates, you&#8217;ll see dashboards that have different graphs to display the data. This is helpful if you like looking at data that&#8217;s not just numbers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Different graphs Grist shows for data\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist04_thumb.png\" alt=\"Different graphs Grist shows for data\" width=\"450\" height=\"481\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Change Chart Type<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not satisfied with the graph that&#8217;s used in the template, you can change it, to find the perfect graph for your data.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a pie chart isn&#8217;t the best way to show this data, so I can changed it to a bar chart instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist06.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"How to change chart type\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist06_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to change chart type\" width=\"450\" height=\"359\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Different Views<\/h3>\n<p>Just like an Excel workbook can have multiple sheets, each Grist document can have multiple pages.<\/p>\n<p>In any of the Grist templates, look on the left side of your screen to see a list of its pages. For example,&nbsp; go to the dashboard, or see the data by category, by card member, by month , or by activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"List of veiws\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist07_thumb.png\" alt=\"List of veiws\" width=\"450\" height=\"235\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Using Widgets<\/h3>\n<p>A page can have different types of information on it, thanks to the widgets in Grist. You can add new widgets to a page, or change the existing widgets.<\/p>\n<p>To change a widget:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on a widget, to select it<\/li>\n<li>At the top right, click the Widget tab<\/li>\n<li>Click the Change Widget button<\/li>\n<li>In the Widget settings, select the widget type, and other options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"How to change widget\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Grist08_thumb.png\" alt=\"How to change widget\" width=\"450\" height=\"242\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Grist Reviews<\/h3>\n<p>I learned about Grist on the AppSumo site, where Grist had 25 reviews, and all of the reviewers gave the product 5 tacos (out of 5).<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the positive comments about Grist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination of Google Sheets, Excel and Airtable<\/li>\n<li>Helps you easily keep track of your data, and view it in different ways with the charts<\/li>\n<li>Good UX and UI<\/li>\n<li>Easy to use for newbies and interesting for experienced spreadsheet users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The only criticism that I saw was people wanted more features, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free domain name<\/li>\n<li>Dashboard themes<\/li>\n<li>Admin account if your in a team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pricing<\/h3>\n<p>To see current pricing details, go to <a title=\"Grist website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getgrist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Grist website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grist is a hybrid spreadsheet database with an interesting take on data management. 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