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Find the story in a large spreadsheet, then check the chart.

Bring an approved spreadsheet into a searchable workspace and ask questions in everyday language. Get a concise response, comparisons across relevant records, and a chart when one helps explain the answer. Keep sensitive results private until a teammate checks the figures and interpretation.

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Starts with
Spreadsheet question
Produces
A plain-language analysis with an optional chart, ready for review against the spreadsheet and its column meanings.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A question from someone authorized to explore the selected spreadsheet

“Answer a question using the approved spreadsheet, prepare a chart when useful, and hold sensitive findings for a person to verify before they are relied on or shared.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

6 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps people explore a large table through questions and comparisons instead of manually searching through rows.

  1. Choose the spreadsheet and question

    Confirm the source is approved for this purpose and clarify the measures, groups, or period the question concerns.

  2. Check access to the relevant information

    Make sure the person asking is allowed to use the selected records and keep unrelated or restricted details out of scope.

  3. Prepare an answer from the table

    Compare relevant values and explain the result in plain language, making gaps and assumptions visible.

  4. Create a chart when it clarifies the result

    Choose a suitable visual and label its measures and period so a reader can interpret it accurately.

  5. Verify the findings with the source

    Have a teammate check the figures, column meanings, comparisons, and chart against the original spreadsheet.

  6. Approve use and audience

    Keep sensitive findings private and require an authorized person to approve any consequential decision or sharing.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A plain-language analysis with an optional chart, ready for review against the spreadsheet and its column meanings.

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Explore large spreadsheets with reviewed charts

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A plain-language analysis with an optional chart, ready for review against the spreadsheet and its column meanings.

Keep in mind

An answer or chart can be incomplete, misleading, or expose private information. Limit access to authorized people and necessary columns, verify calculations and interpretation against the source, and require a person to approve consequential use or sharing.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Select an approved spreadsheet

Choose the table, confirm its owner and intended use, and make column names and meanings understandable to reviewers.

Set access and privacy boundaries

Decide who may ask questions, which fields are off limits, and how long question history and results may be retained.

Assign a data reviewer

Name who verifies calculations, comparisons, charts, and interpretations before results are used or shared.

Test ordinary and sensitive questions

Try a simple lookup, a comparison, an ambiguous request, and a restricted-field request; confirm the answer remains reviewable and private.

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