Grist for the Mill#

Welcome to our monthly newsletter of updates and tips for Grist users. The phrase “Grist for the mill” means “useful experience, material, or knowledge”, perfectly reflecting its purpose.

• May 2020 Newsletter: Copy as Template, Better URLs, NY Tech Meetup.
• June 2020 Newsletter: Work on Complex Changes, Automatic Backups.
• July 2020 Newsletter: Number Format Options, Prepare Emails with Formulas.
• August 2020 Newsletter: Invoices, Custom Widgets, Document Lists.
• September 2020 Newsletter: Public Access, Payroll Tracking.
• October 2020 Newsletter: Printing Support, Mailing Labels, Open Source Beta.
• November 2020 Newsletter: Open Source, Improved Attachments, Compare Versions.
• December 2020 Newsletter: Maps, Access Control, Compare Previous.
• January 2021 Newsletter: Task Management, Find a Consultant, Be a Consultant.
• February 2021 Newsletter: Improved Mobile Support, Totals.
• March 2021 Newsletter: Access Rules.
• April 2021 Newsletter: A 4-Step Guide to Link Keys.
• May 2021 Newsletter: Choice Lists, 3-step Tutorial on Reference Columns.
• June 2021 Newsletter: Introducing Freeze Columns and a timesheet-tracking template.
• July 2021 Newsletter: Colors, Time and Authorship Stamps, and Google Sheets Integration.
• August 2021 Newsletter: Reference Lists, Embedding, Templates, Pabbly, and more.
• September 2021 Newsletter: Improved imports, global currencies, and more ways to integrate.
• October 2021 Newsletter: Editing choices, inline links, and enhanced import previews.
• November 2021 Newsletter: Import column mapping, filter on hidden columns, and more sorting options.
• December 2021 Newsletter: Zapier instant triggers, and four new templates.
• January 2022 Newsletter: Managing template document tours, and 4 new templates, including an inventory manager.
• February 2022 Newsletter: Custom widgets menu, 2FA, access rules improvements, and cell context menu.
• March 2022 Newsletter: Conditional formatting, new API method, and the new Sprouts Program.
• April 2022 Newsletter: Rich text editor, and more cell styles.
• May 2022 Newsletter: Raw data tables, and new summary table linking.
• June 2022 Newsletter: Filtering by range, and new PEEK() function.
• July 2022 Newsletter: Formula cheat sheet and summary tables in raw data.
• August 2022 Newsletter: Free team sites, conditional row styles, and better formula help.
• September 2022 Newsletter: Dark Mode 🕶 + improved user management.
• October 2022 Newsletter: Quick sums, duplicate tables, and new API methods.
• November 2022 Newsletter: Grist experiment with AI formula writing, and improved sort and filter.
• December 2022 Newsletter: New date filter with calendar, and snapshots in grist-core.
• January 2023 Newsletter: Grist en Français, Español, Português, and Deutsch! Plus expanding widgets and access rules improvements.
• February 2023 Newsletter: Grist in more languages, and a sneak peek into dev passion projects.
• March 2023 Newsletter: Minimizing widgets, in-product tutorials, and a flashcards custom widget!
• April 2023 Newsletter: Flashcards contest, a way to prank friends with Grist, and a new experiment in publishing spreadsheet data.
• May 2023 Newsletter: Column and widget description, webhooks, and a vote for the best flashcards.