Google Sheets now lets others explore your data without accessing your spreadsheet

Google Sheets is great for organizing information, but sharing it with others isn’t always convenient. Say you’re managing a project with multiple deadlines and tasks. You might have everything organized in a spreadsheet, but no one wants to scroll through dozens of rows just to see what’s happening next.

Google already has a feature called Canvas that uses Gemini to turn spreadsheet data into interactive dashboards, calendars, and task boards. Now, it’s making these creations easier to share by giving them their own links, without requiring access to the original spreadsheet.

For example, if you’re organizing an event, you could turn your planning spreadsheet into an interactive schedule and share it with attendees. They could check timings and find the information they need, while only the organizers would have access to edit the spreadsheet.

What’s particularly nice is that you can control who sees the published Canvas separately from the spreadsheet itself. You can also choose whether it updates automatically when the spreadsheet changes or stays exactly as it was when you published it. That could come in handy when sharing a project dashboard where deadlines and progress are constantly changing.

To try it, you’ll need editing access to the spreadsheet. Simply open the Canvas sharing menu, select Publish Canvas, and choose who can access it. Once done, click Publish, and you can also copy the link, change the audience, or stop sharing it whenever you want.

The feature is rolling out to eligible Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, Google AI Pro for Education, and AI Expanded Access users. It’s currently available only on the web, and Google says the rollout could take up to 15 days.