<s>
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
is	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
application	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
,	O
web-based	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
Editors	I-Application
suite	O
offered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
;	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
;	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
application	I-Application
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
have	O
introduced	O
features	O
that	O
use	O
machine	O
learning	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Explore	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
answers	O
based	O
on	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
questions	O
in	O
the	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheets	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
services	B-Application
provided	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
also	O
includes	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drawings	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Keep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
originated	O
from	O
XL2Web	O
,	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
spreadsheet	B-Application
application	O
developed	O
by	O
2Web	O
Technologies	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Rochelle	O
and	O
Farzad	O
“	O
Fuzzy	O
”	O
Khosrowshahi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XL2Web	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2006	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
Spreadsheets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
test	O
was	O
later	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Google	B-Application
Account	O
holders	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
press	O
release	O
was	O
issued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
online	O
document	O
collaboration	O
company	O
DocVerse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DocVerse	O
allowed	O
multiple-user	O
online	O
collaboration	O
on	O
Excel-compatible	O
documents	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
formats	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Quickoffice	B-Application
,	O
a	O
freeware	O
proprietary	O
productivity	O
suite	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Language
Spreadsheets	I-Language
was	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
and	O
a	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Chrome	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
that	O
provided	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
Sheets	O
on	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
's	O
new	O
tab	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
supported	O
on	O
:	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
all	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
,	O
among	O
other	O
files	O
,	O
collectively	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
a	O
dedicated	O
website	O
homepage	O
for	O
Sheets	O
that	O
contain	O
only	O
files	O
created	O
with	O
Sheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
dedicated	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
Sheets	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
website	O
for	O
Sheets	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
simpler	O
,	O
more	O
uniform	O
"	O
interface	O
and	O
while	O
users	O
can	O
read	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
through	O
the	O
mobile	O
websites	O
,	O
users	O
trying	O
to	O
edit	O
will	O
be	O
redirected	O
towards	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
editing	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
serves	O
as	O
a	O
collaborative	B-Application
tool	I-Application
for	O
cooperative	O
editing	O
of	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
are	O
automatically	O
saved	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
servers	O
and	O
a	O
revision	O
history	O
is	O
automatically	O
kept	O
so	O
past	O
edits	O
may	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
reverted	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
computer	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
,	O
Explore	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
ask	O
questions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
How	O
many	O
units	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
Black	O
Friday	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
expanded	O
the	O
Explore	O
feature	O
in	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
to	O
automatically	O
build	O
charts	O
and	O
visualize	O
data	O
and	O
again	O
expanded	O
it	O
in	O
December	O
to	O
feature	O
machine	O
learning	O
capable	O
of	O
automatically	O
creating	O
pivot	O
tables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
Action	O
items	O
"	O
to	O
Sheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
this	O
will	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
other	O
collaborators	O
to	O
visualize	O
who	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
a	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
visits	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
or	O
Sheets	O
,	O
any	O
files	O
containing	O
tasks	O
assigned	O
to	O
them	O
will	O
be	O
highlighted	O
with	O
a	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
add-ons	O
;	O
new	O
tools	O
from	O
third-party	O
developers	O
that	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
for	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
spreadsheets	B-Application
offline	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
users	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
using	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chromium-based	O
web	O
browser	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
extension	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
Offline	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
enable	O
offline	O
support	O
for	O
Sheets	O
and	O
other	O
Drive	O
suite	O
files	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	O
natively	O
support	O
offline	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
formats	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Sheets	O
format	O
:	O
.xls	O
(	O
if	O
newer	O
than	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
95	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
.xlsx	B-Operating_System
,	O
.xlsm	O
,	O
.xlt	O
,	O
.xltx	O
,	O
.xltm	O
.ods	O
,	O
.csv	O
,	O
.tsv	O
,	O
.txt	O
and	O
.tab	O
Overall	O
document	O
size	O
is	O
capped	O
at	O
10	O
million	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sheets	O
app	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Docs	O
Editors	O
suite	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
individuals	O
,	O
but	O
Sheets	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
business-centered	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
)	O
service	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
that	O
enables	O
additional	O
business-focused	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheets	O
can	O
produce	O
Google	B-Application
Charts	I-Application
and	O
has	O
a	O
third-party	O
plugin	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
integration	O
with	O
Wikipedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
includes	O
a	O
web	O
clipboard	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
content	O
between	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
and	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Drawings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copied	O
items	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
servers	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
extension	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
called	O
Office	O
editing	O
for	O
Docs	O
,	O
Sheets	O
and	O
Slides	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
documents	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Sheets	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
opening	O
Excel	B-Application
files	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
using	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
opening	O
files	O
encountered	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
email	O
attachments	O
,	O
web	O
search	O
results	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
was	O
a	O
plug-in	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
2010	O
that	O
could	O
automatically	O
store	O
and	O
synchronize	O
any	O
Excel	B-Application
document	O
to	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
(	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Drive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
copy	O
was	O
automatically	O
updated	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
document	O
was	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
documents	O
could	O
be	O
edited	O
offline	O
and	O
synchronized	O
later	O
when	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
maintained	O
previous	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
document	O
versions	O
and	O
allowed	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
collaborate	O
by	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
document	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
achieves	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
tasks	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
better	O
results	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
1900	O
Leap	O
year	O
bug	O
,	O
Google	B-Language
sheets	I-Language
'	O
fixes	O
 '	O
this	O
bug	O
by	O
increasing	O
all	O
dates	O
before	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1900	O
,	O
so	O
entering	O
"	O
0	O
"	O
and	O
formatting	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
date	O
returns	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
1899	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excel	B-Application
interprets	O
"	O
0	O
"	O
as	O
meaning	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
1899	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
formatted	O
to	O
read	O
January	O
0	O
,	O
1900	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Simple	O
ML	O
is	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
's	O
add-on	O
for	O
machine	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
