How to Create a Progress Bar in Google Sheets (Full Guide + Template)
Learn how to create a progress bar in Google Sheets step by step — from basic formulas to advanced examples with multiple colors, goals, checkboxes, and overall progress tracking.
In this full guide, I explain everything in a simple way, so you can easily build your own progress bars for trackers, dashboards, and planning systems.
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📊 Formulas from the video
Basic progress bar formula:
=SPARKLINE(B2,{"charttype","bar";"max",1;"color1","green";"empty","zero"})
Alternative formula (for different regions):
=SPARKLINE(B2;{"charttype"\"bar";"max"\1;"color1"\"green";"empty"\"zero"})
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
00:18 – Formula explained
01:39 – Understanding percentages
02:32 – Why the formula doesn’t work (different regions)
02:59 – Progress bar with two colors
04:09 – Progress bar with 4 colors
05:07 – How to add custom colors
06:06 – Progress bar based on a goal
07:22 – Progress bar using checkboxes
08:20 – Two-color progress bar (stacked)
09:51 – Creating an overall progress bar
💡 What you’ll learn
How to make a progress bar in Google Sheets
How to use SPARKLINE for tracking progress
How to add multiple colors
How to create dynamic bars based on goals
How to build an overall progress bar
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