I just fell a little deeper in love with Google Drive. I’m a numbers and visualization geek, and they just released new feature called SPARKLINE in Google Sheets that allows you to embed graphs right into cells. They didn’t do this halfway, either – there are all sorts of customization options. Here I’m going to show you the types of graphs offered and how to use the SPARKLINE function using the bar graph, and then explain briefly about the other types. I’ll also link to the specs on Google’s site so you can dig deeper if you want to.

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Today marks the first day of the unhealthiest time of the year. Not Thanksgiving. Not Christmas.
Octoberger.

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Hello! We are a team of creatives and strategists long on the Portland scene, just now joining forces to fight bad design and poor functionality. Together, we are Crosshatch Creative. Our new show airs this fall right after Leverage.

Actually, that last part isn’t true. We don’t do TV, but we do create great design in a world of good to mediocre design. Watch for our work popping up all about town . If you’d like our work on your site, your business cards, or inked on your left calf, just let us know.