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Share Excel Sheet Views & Supercharge Team Productivity

Share Excel Sheet Views & Supercharge Team Productivity

Discover the seamless way to share specific data views in Excel for the Web, enhancing collaboration and focusing team efforts where it matters most.

By Rodger Mansfield, Technology Editor
May 12, 2024


Microsoft Excel
Have you ever found yourself lost in a sea of data, struggling to direct your team’s attention to the right figures in Excel? 

Or perhaps you’ve wished for a way to share just a slice of your spreadsheet without revealing the whole pie?

Here's a Cool Tip.  Use the New Share Sheet View in Excel for the Web.

Sheet Views in Microsoft Excel are a powerful feature that allows users to create personalized views of a spreadsheet without affecting how others see the data. 

Sheet Views are particularly useful in collaborative environments where multiple users need to work on the same data set but focus on different aspects of it. 

They enhance productivity by allowing each user to work independently within the same shared workbook.


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Creating a Sheet View in Microsoft Excel is a simple process that allows you to personalize your data analysis experience. 


Here’s how to do it:


Create Sheet View

  1. Open Your Excel Workbook.
    • Make sure it’s saved on OneDrive or SharePoint Online for Excel for the Web.
  2. Go to the View Tab
    • In the ribbon, find the Sheet View section.
  3. Click on New Sheet View
    • This will enable you to set up filters and sorts without affecting other users.
  4. Apply filters, sort orders, or hide columns to focus on the data you need.
  5. Save Your Sheet View:.
  6. Duplicate, delete, or switch between Sheet Views using the options in the Sheet View box.


Create and Manage Sheet Views - Excel for the Web
fig. 1 - Create and Manage Sheet Views - Excel for the Web

Remember, any changes you make in a Sheet View won’t disrupt others’ views of the spreadsheet, making it an excellent tool for collaborative work environments.


The new feature, Share Sheet Views in Excel for the Web, is a significant enhancement for users who manage large or complex workbooks. 

  • It allows users to share links to specific Sheet Views within a workbook.
  • Users can direct others’ attention to a particular subset of the workbook’s contents.

This feature simplifies the process of collaborative data analysis and decision-making by providing a straightforward way to share and view specific data points within a complex dataset.

Here's how to do it.
  1. Open a workbook in Excel for the Web.
  2. Navigate to the View tab.
  3. Select an existing Sheet View or create a new one.
  4. Right-click on any cell or the sheet tab and choose Copy Link To Sheet View.
  5. Click the Close button in the Link to Sheet message.
  6. Share the link via email, Teams chat, or any other communication platform.

Copy Link to Share Sheet View - Excel for the Web
fig. 2 - Copy Link to Share Sheet View - Excel for the Web


Sharing a Sheet View allows focused collaboration on specific data subsets and streamlines communication with direct links to increase productivity.

It also helps to avoid confusion over data points.

Remember that users need access to the workbook to view the shared Sheet View.

And over-reliance on specific views may lead to overlooking other important data.

Have you tried this new feature yet?

If so, let us know in the comments.


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