Why Doesn’t Smartsheet Show Column Descriptions in Reports?
Unlock the potential of your Smartsheet reports with essential column insights.
- •Easily view column descriptions in your Smartsheet reports to eliminate confusion.
- •No more guessing—understand each column's purpose with just a hover over the description icon.
- •Save hours each week on repeat tasks.
Did you know Smartsheet hides column descriptions when you're viewing a report? Here's how to see them anyway. First, download SSFeatures from ssfeatures.com. Open your report. Hover over the column description icon and you'll see the description appear in a tooltip. SSFeatures automatically detects when you're in a report and adds the description icons that Smartsheet normally hides. This is useful because column descriptions explain what data belongs in each column. Like formatting rules or expected values. Without them, you're guessing what each column means, especially in reports that pull from multiple sheets. Try SSFeatures free for 30 days at ssfeatures.com.
Use Cases
Team Collaboration - When teammates who didn’t create the report need to understand what each column means, they can quickly view column descriptions without confusion.
Onboarding New Users - New team members can learn the purpose of columns in a report faster by hovering over the description icons instead of asking the report owner.
Complex Reports - For reports that pull in many columns, having descriptions visible ensures consistent understanding across teams and reduces mistakes.
Frequently Asked Questions
With SSFeatures, hover over the description icon below the column name in your report. A popup will display the description pulled from the source sheet.
Yes. If your report pulls from more than 5 sheets, SSFeatures will only load descriptions from the first 5 to keep performance smooth.
Yes. SSFeatures runs entirely in your browser and never sends your column data to outside servers. All data remains private and secure.
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