Prompting Sheets

Prompting Sheets is a Google Sheets add-on that generates tailored project plans and to-do lists from a few project questions. It adds a =PROMPT() formula, reusable prompt templates, prompt optimization and a data chatbot, and requires an OpenAI API key.

Prompting Sheets is an add-on for Google Sheets that brings AI into the spreadsheet itself. Instead of starting a project plan or to-do list from a blank grid or a generic template, the user answers a few questions about the project, and the add-on builds a sheet around that context. The product is made by Sanders Design Ltd and is aimed at people who already live in Google Sheets for planning, reporting and data work. In practice the workflow starts with installing the add-on from the Google Workspace Marketplace and running the Get Started process. The add-on collects project context, then uses it to generate tailored sheets. Beyond generation, it offers a =PROMPT() formula for running prompts from a cell, customizable prompt templates with dynamic placeholders and logical conditions, and an AI prompt optimization feature that suggests improvements for people new to prompt writing. Sheets can be included in a prompt by adding [P] to the sheet name, and rows can be left out by starting them with [-P]. A chatbot answers questions about the data in real time and can generate images, and the add-on can fetch and analyse data from websites. A searchable sheets library with one-click downloads and tools for turning AI prompts into static text round out the set. The intended audience is marketers, designers, planners, business professionals and educators, plus organisations that want better reporting and project management. A practical point from the FAQ: the add-on needs the user's own OpenAI API key, so model usage is billed through OpenAI rather than bundled. The pricing section lists a free Limited AI Sheets tier covering data context, sheets and formulas, and an Unlimited tier that adds prompt optimization, audit reports and the chatbot, though its subscription button is marked as coming soon. Among alternatives, it sits between general AI spreadsheet assistants and template libraries. Its appeal is that planning structure, prompt tooling and formulas stay inside Google Sheets, with no separate app to learn.