StretchLearn Course

Stop redoing the same spreadsheet work every week

Record it once, schedule it, and let Google Sheets run it for you

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This beginner course teaches working professionals to eliminate repetitive spreadsheet tasks using Google Sheets' native automation: the macro recorder, dynamic formulas, data validation, pivot tables, and time-driven triggers. Every technique is shown with a real worked example you can copy. You finish with a small library of reusable automations and the judgment to know which tool fits which job.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Record, name, and re-run macros from the keyboard to repeat multi-step formatting and cleanup in one click

Build self-updating reports with FILTER, SORTN, QUERY, and ARRAYFORMULA instead of copy-paste

Validate and clean incoming data with dropdowns, rules, and conditional formatting before it causes errors

Schedule unattended refreshes and emails using time-driven triggers and Apps Script generated by the recorder

Connect Google Forms, IMPORTRANGE, and Connected Sheets so data flows in without manual entry

Choose the right automation tool for each task and document it so teammates can maintain it

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Automating With the Macro Recorder

Capture multi-step manual work as a reusable macro and run it from a keyboard shortcut. This is the fastest path to automation because it requires zero typing of code.

3 lessons

Recording Your First MacroContent · 45 min

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Editing and Naming Macros for ReuseContent · 45 min

LMS Access

When Macros Are the Wrong ToolContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 2

Module 2: Formula-Driven Automation

Replace copy-paste reporting with formulas that recalculate themselves. QUERY, FILTER, and ARRAYFORMULA do the work of hundreds of manual edits and never go stale.

3 lessons

Self-Updating Reports With QUERYContent · 45 min

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FILTER, SORT, and Dynamic ArraysContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Pulling Data In With ARRAYFORMULA and IMPORTRANGEContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 3

Module 3: Clean Data With Validation and Rules

Stop bad data before it enters. Dropdowns, validation rules, and conditional formatting turn your sheet into a guided form that catches errors automatically.

3 lessons

Dropdowns and Data ValidationContent · 45 min

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Conditional Formatting That ReactsContent · 45 min

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Catching Errors and Duplicates AutomaticallyContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Scheduled and Connected Automation

Run automations while you are away. Time-driven triggers, Forms, and Connected Sheets keep data flowing and reports refreshing without anyone at the keyboard.

3 lessons

Time-Driven Triggers and Scheduled ScriptsContent · 45 min

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Connecting Google Forms for Live IntakeContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Connected Sheets and Building Your Automation PlanContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

Google SheetsmacrosApps Scriptspreadsheet automationQUERY functiondata validationtriggersno-code