SiftHub is built to help your teams minimize context-switching while leveraging the full extent of the knowledge search, content generation and collaboration capabilities available right where they work.
The Floating Widget of the Browser Extension keeps SiftHub's powerful features handy anywhere in the browser with the available actions shown contextually based on where the user is active in the browser and prior actions performed.
Actions available in the Floating Widget
SiftHub icon
Click on the SiftHub icon at the bottom of the Floating Widget to expand the Browser Extension side panel (if it is not already open).
Answer:
The Answer action (pencil icon) is visible in the Floating Widget at all times anywhere in the browser, including a spreadsheet, document, email or web form.
Click the Answer icon from the Floating Widget when a section of text is highlighted to let SiftHub automatically detect questions from that text and start generating answers in the Copilot section of the Browser Extension.
You can then Copy the Generated Answer from the Browser Extension and paste it into any text input section in the browser. For spreadsheets or documents, you can also Insert the Generated Answer into a selected spreadsheet cell or location in the document along with its rich formatting elements preserved.
Autofill:
(For Google Workspace users)
The Autofill action (lightning icon) is conditionally visible in the Floating Widget when the user is active in a Google Sheet or Google Doc.
Click the Autofill icon from the Floating Widget or Browser Extension when a section of text is highlighted in a Google Doc or Sheet and SiftHub will populate generated answers after each question automatically detected from the highlighted text.
Note: To perform Autofill as a Microsoft 365 user, see SiftHub MS Add-in.
Review Autofill Answer:
(For Google Workspace users)
For documents or spreadsheets where an Autofill was previously triggered, you can select a portion of the Autofilled response and click on Review Autofill Answer from the Floating Widget.
From the generated answer displayed in the Browser Extension, you can view alternate answers or matched Q&As, save answer to the Q&A Repository, Modify Answer, Copy and paste it anywhere in the browser or Insert it into your documents or spreadsheets.
Note: Review AI answer will always be visible in the Floating Widget within a Google Doc or Sheet where at least one Autofill run was previously triggered.
Manage Section/Question:
If you have already created a Project for your Google Sheet questionnaire, select a section or question and click on this icon to view its details and activity, and collaborate on it.
Collapse widget
You can collapse the Floating Widget by clicking on the downward arrow between the available actions and the SiftHub logo within the widget. Click on the upward arrow from the collapsed Widget to expand it and show all available actions.
Cell Shortcuts
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Manage Section/Question: When a Project is created with a Google Sheet as its primary document, cell shortcuts are visible on the bottom right corner of each selected cell on that Sheet once an Autofill run is triggered from it. You can view a trail of actions performed on the selected cell by the collaborators added to the associated Project.
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Review Autofill Answer: Once SiftHub populates generated answers in your designated Answer column, you can Review the AI answer Autofilled in each selected cell that corresponds to a detected question in that Sheet and Modify the answer further in the Browser Extension.
Configure visibility of Floating Widget and Cell Shortcuts
- Once you have installed the SiftHub Browser Extension, the Floating Widget is visible across all sites you visit in the browser by default.
- You can set your preferences for displaying the Floating Widget on each visit, a particular site or across all sites.
Hide floating widget
- Hover over the Floating Widget and a 'X' is shown at the top right corner of the Widget to hide the Widget.
- Select your desired display behaviour for the Widget and your preferences are applied accordingly.
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Hide until next visit: Use this option to temporarily hide the Widget on a particular site until your next visit. The Widget is visible again when you refresh the tab for that site in the browser or re-login.
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Hide on this site: Use this option to always hide the Widget on a particular site.
When you choose 'Hide on this site', the widget will be hidden on:
- The current webpage
- All pages within the same website
- All subpages and subdirectories of this website
You can re-enable the Widget for that site by right-clicking on the Browser Extension icon in the top extensions bar and selecting "Show floating widget on this site" from the menu.
- Hide on all sites: To configure the Widget to be visible only on specific sites, use the "Hide on all sites" option, and then set the Widget to be visible on the sites where you would like it displayed.
Show floating widget
Right click on the SiftHub Browser Extension icon in the top Extensions ribbon in your browser to see the options to show the floating widget
- Show floating widget in this site: If you have hidden the floating widget on a specific site, click this option to bring it back on the specific site and all its subpages.
- Show floating widget on all sites: This option will be enabled if you hide the floating widget on all sites and want to bring it back across all your sites
Hide cell shortcuts
- Hide until next visit: Use this option to temporarily hide the Cell shortcuts on a particular site until your next visit. The cell shortcuts are visible again when you refresh the tab for that site in the browser or re-login.
- Hide on all Google Sheets: Use this option to hide the cell shortcuts for all your Google Sheets.
Show cell shortcuts
- Show cell shortcuts on all sites: This option will be enabled if you hide the shortcuts on all Google Sheets and want to bring it back for all of them.