Han pasado casi nueve meses desde que Google introdujo su avanzada IA Gemini en Google Sheets. Conocida por su manejo de texto y gráficos, la IA Gemini se ha diversificado y se ha hecho cargo de las fórmulas, prosperando en medio del caos impredecible de una hoja de cálculo de planificación de bodas.
Now when you’re confronted by a wall of data and need to figure out how best to sift through it, Gemini is here to help. Its chatbot sits on the right-hand side of Sheets, ready to respond to your queries about data manipulation. It offers you a selection of potential formulas, explains precisely how to use them, and helps you understand why they might not work as expected.
But the assistance from Gemini doesn’t stop at rectifying errors. Google’s innovative AI also presents you with an array of options if more than one formula can solve your problem. This means you’re not just blindly following instructions but also learning about the dynamics and flexibility of data management.
Géminis a prueba
I decided to put Gemini’s newfound capability to the test. So, I opened up my messy wedding guest spreadsheet – a monstrosity filled with names, email addresses, categories, and checkboxes. This spreadsheet was a result of my partner and I’s attempt to meticulously categorize an ever-expanding list of guests for our big day.
Aunque los requisitos matemáticos de mi lista de invitados parecían relativamente sencillos, estaba ansioso por ver si Gemini podía realmente simplificarme la vida domando unos datos tan poco organizados.
I started by asking Gemini to propose a formula for counting guests who RSVP’d ‘Yes’. The AI swiftly suggested a formula that used the COUNTIF function in the RSVP column. Normally, I would have needed a couple of Google searches to recall which function to use when tallying items that satisfy specific conditions. Yet, with Gemini’s help, the solution was right at my fingertips.
However, upon applying the formula, I was caught off guard as it informed me that not a single person had responded ‘Yes’ to my invitation. This, of course, couldn’t have been the case, since my wedding day was a joyous occasion filled with the presence of loved ones. Turns out, I had not been tracking RSVPs in my spreadsheet. Instead, all the accepted invitations were recorded on our wedding website.
Navegar por el territorio avanzado
Tras esta pequeña metedura de pata, pasé a una tarea más cómoda: calcular la distancia colectiva de viaje de mis invitados hasta el lugar de la boda. Teniendo en cuenta los lejanos lugares desde los que llegarían nuestros familiares y amigos, preveía un resultado asombroso.
While Gemini claimed not to be capable of directly calculating distances within a spreadsheet, it certainly didn’t leave me out in the cold. Instead, it suggested two ways I could manually tackle this task—either by implementing a custom script in Google Sheets or by using a formula for straight-line distances.
Calcular distancias en coche me obligó a utilizar la API de Google Maps, algo desconocido e intimidante para la mayoría de los usuarios. La opción más sencilla era la fórmula de Haversine, que calcula distancias a vuelo de pájaro utilizando latitudes y longitudes. Aunque este método es menos preciso para los desplazamientos por carretera, resulta más sencillo que lidiar con las API.
Nonetheless, the quest to calculate travel distances dampened my enthusiasm quickly, primarily because I wasn’t keen on finding the coordinates of each guest’s address. Still, it was reassuring to know that I certainly could unravel complex analytical tasks with some assistance from Gemini.
Google’s Gemini AI has undoubtedly added a layer of convenience to Google Sheets. While formulas might still be a hurdle for many, the journey to mastering them has become considerably less treacherous, thanks to this helpful chatbot.
