Google Sheets Tip: Show Formulas in Google Sheets

Updated June 09, 2025

If you have lots of formulas in your Google Sheets spreadsheet, it can be very useful to see all the formulas in the spreadsheet at once.

To show formulas in a Google Sheets spreadsheet, select View —> Show → Formulas.

Screenshot of Google Sheets with the 'View' menu open, highlighting the 'Formulas' option.

All of the formulas in the spreadsheet will be displayed at once in the formulas view.

Screenshot of a Google Sheets spreadsheet where formulas are shown.

You can go back to seeing values by unselecting Formulas from the View → Show menu.

Screenshot of a Google Sheets spreadsheet where values are shown.

You can also use the CTRL + ` keyboard shortcut to toggle between showing formulas and showing values.

Here is a video that demonstrates how to show formulas in Google Sheets spreadsheet:

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