Protect, hide, and edit sheets

To hide a sheet:

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. Tap the sheet you want to hide.
3. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
4. Tap Hide. This option won’t show if your spreadsheet doesn’t contain two or more sheets.
5. Your sheet will be hidden from view.

To unhide a sheet:

1. In the bottom left, tap the Menu.
2. Tap the name of the sheet you no longer want hidden.
3. Your sheet will appear at the bottom of your spreadsheet.

If you, your spreadsheets viewers, or spreadsheet editors make a copy of the sheet hidden sheets will be preserved, but they will be able to unhide the sheets.

Hidden sheets will stay hidden if you:

• Export the spreadsheet as a .pdf, .xls, or .ods file.
• Import the spreadsheet in .xls, .xlsx, or .ods format.

To copy a sheet within a spreadsheet:

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
3. Tap Duplicate.

To change the order of the sheets in a spreadsheet:

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
3. Tap Move left or Move right.

To change the name of a sheet in a spreadsheet:

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
3. Tap Rename.
4. Enter the new name, then tap OK.

Add a color to your sheet tabs to easily tell them apart.

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
3. Tap Tab color.
4. Tap a color, then tap the sheet to continue editing.

1. Open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. On the sheet tab, tap the Down arrow .
3. Tap Delete. The sheet will be deleted.