How to Add a Column in Google Sheets Using the Insert option

How to Add Columns Using the Column Header Menu

How to Add Multiple Columns in Google Sheets

This is a bit more lengthy process than the previous approach but it is similarly very simple and handy. In this process, we use the menu options of the top navigation bar. The steps to implement this approach are given below:

Step 1: Select the Column

The first one is to select the column before or after which you want to add another column. To select a particular column, just click on the header of the column.

Select the Column

Step 2: Click on the Insert Menu

On the top navigation bar, locate the Insert Menu and click on it. Upon clicking it a Dropdown Menu will expand showing several options.

Click on the Insert Menu

Step 3: Choose the Columns Options and Select your Preferred Selection

When the Insert menu’s dropdown list is open, click on the “Columns” option and a side menu will open up. Now from that menu, you can select to insert a column either on the left or right of the selected column.

Open Column’s Options

Step 4: Preview Inserted Column

A column has been added to the right of the Selected Column

How to Insert Multiple Columns in Google Sheets

Adding columns to your Google Sheets document is similar to expanding the canvas of your data masterpiece. In the realm of data management and analysis, having sufficient space for your information to breathe and thrive is essential. Whether you’re dealing with financial statements, tracking project progress, or curating vast databases, the need for additional columns is a common occurrence.

When you are working on a spreadsheet or data you might come across the need to add columns in between data. This is where the utility to add the columns comes in handy. Here you add a column of cells parallel to an already existing column. When you add a column in a Spreadsheet, the column is added between the indexes that already exist.