Automation inspiration

Google Forms is a quick and flexible tool that allows you to gather information.  But, once you’ve received a submission from your form, actually doing anything with it requires some manual work.

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6 popular Google Forms automation workflows

App tips

Here's how to use the timeline view in Google Sheets to turn any spreadsheet into a Gantt chart.

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How to make a Gantt chart in Google Sheets

With automation, your spreadsheets can do a lot more than help you keep track of data. They can update themselves, send information to your team or customers, and help you scale your workflows.

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7 ways to automate spreadsheets

Zapier tutorials

With just one Zap—our term for Zapier's automated workflows—you can take orders from apps like Shopify and Stripe and automatically turn them into invoices in QuickBooks Online.

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How to automate invoices with QuickBooks Online and Zapier

Connect Shopify with your business-critical tools so you can easily scale your eCommerce business.

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7 ways to automate Shopify with Zapier

Once you've set up your Shopify store and started taking orders, keeping track of your sales is vital to maintaining a successful business.

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How to automatically save Shopify orders to a Google Sheet

A couple of years ago, Google did something kind of neat, but debatably useless.

What Google Sheets' 10 million cell limit means for you

As a child of the '90s, I have fond memories of "Don't Copy That Floppy," the Software Publishers Association's attempt to use rap to convince kids that copyright law was cool.

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Automatically copy your shared Google files

Have something outside the ordinary you want to do with your apps? Use a webhook to automate almost anything.

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7 ways to use webhooks to automate anything

Productivity tips

Cleverness is not a measure of your intelligence. It's your ability to see the world in a new way, and relate that to others. 

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How to be clever

With Zapier, you can use Google Sheets and webhooks to connect your information to any API without writing code from scratch.

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How to integrate webhooks with Google Sheets

Getting your online store up and running is work enough, and keeping your customers updated on new products in your store can sometimes feel like a second full-time job.

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How to automatically add new Shopify customers to a Mailchimp Audience

As a part-time spreadsheet artist, I wanted to see if Wordle could be adapted to my medium of choice: Google Sheets. And here's the result: SHEETLE!

The only thing better than a spreadsheet is a spreadsheet with Wordle in it

Zapier feature guides

Zapier Manager helps you automate processes that would otherwise require logging into zapier.com. You can use Zapier Manager to create Zaps for your Zaps.

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The Zapier Manager guide: How to add automation to your Zapier account

Meetings are sometimes the only time you'll get together with some of your coworkers. And, because everyone has their own preferences for notifications, it can sometimes be tough to make sure the whole team gets to the next meeting on time.

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How to send automated reminders for upcoming calendar events

Keep yourself on track with automated text reminders ahead of calendar events—no matter what calendar app you use.

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How to get automated text alerts for upcoming calendar events

One of the best things about working for Zapier is seeing all of the new possibilities that automation opens up for our users, and my little heart grows three sizes every time I see someone save time and money with a Zap. 

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To get the most out of automation, try using it less

Whenever I have a question at work, the first place I go is Slack. After a while, you could build an FAQ page out of just my messages, and it would have been so much easier if we had just done that from the beginning.

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Create helpful documentation from Slack messages

If you’ve made the switch to providing remote services and want to keep it that way, you’re probably going to need automation. By having “the machine” take care of your menial tasks, you can get more done from anywhere you like.

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5 ways automation can help entertainers streamline work and maintain an online presence

In between the cool stuff like taking pictures, editing them, and getting paid, there’s a lot of boring stuff that can be automated: scheduling clients, finding new clients, uploading files, and more.

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5 ways photographers can start automating their work

What exactly is a line item? If you’ve ever received a receipt for a purchase, or filled out an invoice, you’ve already seen them: A line that includes each product’s name, price, or quantity, repeated for every product.

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The Zapier guide to line items

On May 11th, Google announced that Docs is going to start using canvas-based rendering. It's a change that most of us won't be able to see visually, but has huge implications for what's coming next from Google.

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Google Docs is switching to canvas-based rendering. Here's what that means.

At Zapier, we're working to democratize automation, and that means helping take care of your daily tasks no matter what you do for a living. No matter your job, we're willing to be there's something you can automate.

How to use Zapier at work—no matter your role or industry

As a recruiter, you’re already great at making sure your company hires the best people for each role. With automation, you can take your skills to the next level by removing the busywork that takes up precious time.

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5 ways recruiters can start automating their work

As a personal assistant, your job is all about someone else. Whether it's managing a schedule, keeping track of daily tasks, or organizing files, you're the expert on what your employer needs, and—more importantly—the expert on how they work. 

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5 ways personal assistants can start automating their work

Being in charge of a physical space can be stressful. Most people don't think about the effort that goes into keeping a place running as smoothly as possible—they just expect everything to work. 

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5 ways facilities managers can start automating their work

A lot of automation, and a lot of writing about automation, is focused on making your job easier. While that's our primary goal here at Zapier, there's always room for using automation to make the rest of your life better, while you're at it. 

Add a little light to your day

In the before-times, when I shared an office with other people, I used to be jealous of the "new tab" screens and plugins that my coworkers had. Every time they opened a new window, there'd be a calendar, a to-do list, or a picture of their cat/dog/turtle.

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Why you should use Google Sheets as your browser homepage

We've all had that moment of inbox dread: It's the start of your day, you've made a fresh cup of coffee, and you open up your email only to find yourself facing a jungle of deadlines, missed replies, and menial tasks that you keep putting off. 

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How to automate your inbox with an email parser

eBay emailed—someone ordered something from your store. Your bank emailed with your monthly statement, your credit card is reminding you to pay your bill, and Apple's reminding you of that app you bought last night.

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The email parser guide: How to automatically copy data from your emails

When I first started using Zapier, it was like a firework going off in my brain. I sought out things to automate: Time-tracking at work, invoicing, reminders to send grandma a birthday card, all of it.

Efficient automation: How to get the most out of your Zaps

In August, I made a spreadsheet that simulates live baseball games. It was a desperate attempt to grab hold of some semblance of control over the disaster roulette that is this year. It was an act of blind curiosity, a one-time thing.

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In defense of making spreadsheets for fun

We can all agree: Zaps give you superpowers. But for the most part, Zaps with just one action are fairly one-note: when thing X happens, Zap makes Y happen.

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How to get different results with one Zap

While the impact music can have on productivity is still up for debate, there's no question that having the right playlist can make your workday infinitely more tolerable.

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Make your perfect Spotify playlist with this automated workflow

Like a lot of folks stuck inside right now, my partner and I have been playing a lot more Mario Kart than usual.

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Lacking motivation? Create a personal best challenge bot.

Customer support is hard. It's hard for all of the reasons you already know: you help folks that are frustrated or confused all day, every day. And while having empathy makes you better at it, it also means that their frustration takes its toll on you.

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5 ways to thrive in your customer support role

Remote work tips

When we talk about remote work, we focus on the remote part. You can work from wherever you want, wearing whatever you want, and in some cases, on whatever schedule you want.

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