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The VLOOKUP Column Extension in Smart Spreadsheet helps you find matching items on another board and retrieve the values you need automatically.

It works much like VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP in Excel, so you can connect information across boards without manually searching for items and copying values.

And when the source data changes, the retrieved values stay up to date.

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Since monday.com is already incorporating AI into so many aspects of its platform, I'd like to suggest a feature that could make forms even more accessible, intuitive and efficient: the ability to fill out forms using voice input.

The idea is simple: instead of typing an answer into a form field, users could click a microphone button and express their thoughts naturally. AI would then transcribe, organize and refine their speech into a clear, concise and structured written response, ready to be submitted.

For example, someone filling out a lead generation form could simply explain their needs, expectations or project ideas out loud, without having to worry about structuring the answer perfectly. The AI would take care of turning that spontaneous input into a well-written response while preserving the original meaning and intent.

I see several potential benefits:

• Better lead generation: Reduces friction and encourages people to provide richer, more detailed answers.

• Improved user experience: Makes forms more natural, accessible and less time-consuming.

• Higher-quality data: AI can organize unstructured thoughts into clearer, more useful information.

• Greater accessibility: Offers an alternative for people who find typing difficult or simply prefer speaking.

• More human interactions: Allows people to express themselves naturally rather than adapting their thoughts to the limitations of a form.

Ideally, users could review and edit the AI-generated response before submitting it, ensuring that the final answer accurately reflects what they intended to communicate.

I believe this could be a valuable addition to monday.com Forms, particularly for lead generation, client onboarding, feedback collection and other workflows that depend on qualitative information.

Sometimes it's easier to explain an idea than to write it down. Why not let AI bridge that gap?

I build a lot of agents and Vibe apps for different departments, so while I might be the owner, it is useful to give certain department managers edit access so they can maintain as needed without waiting for my availability.

I work in a Brand and Communications team as Planning and Insight manager, and we're wanting to move from separate team boards to a connected portfolio in monday.com. We want our strategic priorities to link through campaigns and themes down to the work each team delivers. We also want to see that same work in different ways, such as by campaign, team, channel and timeline, without entering anything twice.

Is anyone in a similar team (brand, comms, marketing or creative) using the portfolio solution to manage campaigns? If so, I'd love to hear how you've set it up.

The portfolio solution comes with lots of project management fields that we won't use, so we're keen to learn:

• How you've structured your portfolios, boards and campaigns

• How you've kept it simple and trimmed the fields and columns you don't need

• How you've set up different views of the same data

• What you'd do differently if you were starting again

If you're happy to share screenshots, a quick walkthrough or just your top tips, that would be brilliant. Any advice or best practice from teams like ours would really help.

I'll be at Elevate in London on 24th so let me know if you'll be there too to connect in person.

Thanks in advance! Kate

Here's the setup I recommend:

1. Decide what lives on the portfolio board. Usually it's one item per milestone or deliverable, with Status, Owner, Timeline and Priority.

2. Use matching column types on both boards (status to status, people to people, date to date) so values map cleanly.

3. Pick a sync direction per column. Use two-way for Status and Timeline so the PMO can update from the central board. Use one-way (project to portfolio) for anything only the project team should change, like budget.

4. Keep the conversation with the item. If execs comment on the portfolio board, the project team should see it on their item, and the other way round.

5. Control visibility. People on the portfolio board should see the item without needing access to the whole project board.

How I do this with Mirror Item Multiple Boards

The same item lives on the project board and the portfolio board, with two-way or one-way sync of columns, updates and subitems. You can exclude specific boards or authors from update sync and restrict view access. A sync dashboard and audit logs show what synced and when, so you're never guessing when a value looks off. An item shared to many boards counts once, it runs fully on monday code, and 35+ automations can add items to the portfolio board for you.

You can find it on the Mirror Item Multiple Boards marketplace listing, and the setup guide walks through the configuration.

Full disclosure: I'm the founder of Fortimus, which built the app. If you want help mapping your own boards, just reply here and I'm happy to help.

How are you running your portfolio view today: dashboards, mirror columns, or something else?

We are exploring a way to let users search and select that information directly inside a monday board, without having to sync the full dataset first.

Example: while creating a purchase request, you could search your ERP for an approved supplier and select it without leaving monday.

We are still early and trying to understand where this problem is actually painful enough to solve.

If you deal with this today, your workflow could directly shape what we build.

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