When working with large Google Sheets containing dozens (or even hundreds) of tabs, things can quickly spiral out of control. Navigating between sheets, organizing them manually, and maintaining clarity across departments or clients becomes a full-time job.
Sutra Tools solves this problem with its Create & Manage Sheets feature—your control center for smart, automated, and error-free sheet handling.
What is “Create Sheet” and “Manage Sheet”?
Create Sheet
This tool lets you automatically create multiple new sheets based on the data you select.
Example:
Suppose you’re tracking project status for multiple clients in a single sheet, and you want to create separate sheets for each client. Instead of manually creating sheets and naming them one by one:
Just select the cells containing client names.
Click “Create Sheets For All Selected Cells.”
Done. One sheet per client, all named and ready to use.
It’s fast, clean, and efficient.
Manage Sheet
This section gives you full control over every sheet in your Google Spreadsheet.
You can:
Sort all sheets alphabetically (A–Z or Z–A)
Sort sheets by tab color for grouping
Hide or unhide sheets to clean your workspace
Delete sheets you no longer need
Protect sheets so they can’t be edited
Bulk rename sheets by adding a consistent prefix, postfix and remove (e.g., “Client_”, “Week_”, etc.)
This makes managing a huge sheet much easier—without relying on complex formulas or scripts.
Here’s What You Can Do
Let’s break down each feature shown in the sidebar (based on the images you shared):
Create Sheet Features
Create Sheets For All Selected Cells: Instantly generate one sheet per cell you select (great for clients, months, tasks, etc.)
Create New Index Sheet: Generates a summary sheet that acts like a table of contents, linking to all tabs
Update Index Sheet: Refreshes the index if you’ve added/removed tabs
Delete Index Sheet: Removes the index if you no longer need it
Open Index Sheet: Jumps to the index directly
Manage Sheet Features
Sort All Sheets (A to Z) or (Z to A): Keeps your tabs in alphabetical order
Sort All Sheets By Color: Great for grouping tabs by project or priority
Refresh: Updates the list of visible sheets
Hide/Unhide/Delete: Select multiple sheets and act on them in bulk
Sheet Protection: Lock/unlock sheets to prevent editing
Rename Sheets: Add a Prefix / Postfix / Rename to selected sheets for consistent naming
How to Use It (Step by Step)
Here’s a beginner-friendly workflow:
Create Multiple Sheets from Names
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Select the Range that lists project/client names.
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Click “Create Sheets For All Selected Cells.”
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Each selected name becomes its own sheet automatically.
Create an Index Sheet
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Click “Create New Index Sheet.”
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It adds a sheet with clickable links to all existing sheets.
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Add/update/delete it as needed.
Organize Your Sheets
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Click Refresh to load your current tabs.
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Select tabs using checkboxes.
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Click Hide, Unhide, or Delete depending on what you need.
Protect Important Tabs
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Select a sheet you don’t want edited.
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Click Protect.
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That sheet is now locked (with a lock icon visible).
Bulk Rename Tabs
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Enter a Prefix / Postfix like “Client_” or “Jan_”
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Click Rename Sheets.
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All selected sheets are renamed with the Prefix / Postfix.
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Create and Manage Sheet in One Click
Key Benefits of Using Create & Manage Sheets in Sutra Tools
| Without Sutra Tools | With Sutra Tools |
|---|---|
| Manual sheet creation | Auto-generate sheets from selected cells |
| No central navigation | Dynamic Index Sheet for quick access to all tabs |
| Time-consuming sheet sorting | One-click A–Z / Z–A / Color-based sheet sorting |
| Tedious sheet deletion | Bulk-select and delete multiple sheets instantly |
| No control over hidden sheets | Easily hide/unhide multiple sheets from one place |
| High risk of accidental deletion | Smart protection for the last visible/critical sheet |
| Repetitive manual renaming | Bulk rename with custom prefixes |
| No sheet protection | One-click sheet locking to avoid unwanted edits |
Real-Time Time Savings
Let’s put it into perspective:
If you had to create 50 sheets for different employees, name them, protect a few, and organize the rest—it would take you 30–45 minutes manually.
With Sutra Tools:
You’d do all of that in under 2 minutes.
That’s 40+ minutes saved every single time.Now imagine that across 5–10 files a week.
What Users Are Saying
Who Should Use It?
Real Estate Agencies: Create sheets per property or city
Architects & Designers: Organize projects or stages
Hotels & Restaurants: Manage reports by department, date, or shift
Project Managers: Track teams or milestones easily
Finance & Admin Teams: Create separate ledgers or logs quickly
How to Get Started
Open any Google Sheet
Go to Extensions → Sutra Tools → Create & Manage Sheets
Start creating, managing, or cleaning up your sheets in seconds!
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Don’t waste time navigating, sorting, or deleting tabs manually.
Use Create & Manage Sheets inside Sutra Tools to take full control of your Google Sheets.
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