Slideout · Feature discovery
Google Sheets introduces new feature hands-on
Google Sheets announces dropdown chips in a small slideout modal whose Show me how button drops users into an empty cell to build one themselves.
Screenshot added to the library in April 2023; its exact capture date wasn’t recorded, and the product may look different today. Write-up reviewed 22 Oct 2026.
At the time of the screenshot, Google Sheets announced dropdown chips with a slideout modal over the lower part of the sheet. It has an illustration of coloured chips, the headline "Enhance your data with Dropdown Chips", two sentences of reassurance ("Your data won't be changed, and no one will be notified.") and two buttons: Got it and Show me how. Show me how types "@dropdown" into an empty cell next to the user's data and opens the Data validation rules panel with two placeholder options, ready to edit.
Why it works
✅ The right element: a slideout modal suits an update that matters to some users and not others. It's easy to ignore, and easy to dismiss with Got it.
✅ Hands-on: instead of describing the feature, Show me how sets up a working dropdown in the user's own sheet and leaves them to finish it.
✅ Good CTAs: both buttons are positive ("Got it" and "Show me how"), and the reassurance that nothing changes and nobody is notified removes the main reason to hesitate.
More on this pattern: new feature onboarding and UI modals.
