Notification about data being automatically saved

[yohanboniface]

Hi,

A feedback from our trainings: people regularly wonder is the data has been saved or not. We usually say something like "It's automatically saved, just like in Google Docs" ;) But maybe a notification could help. I'm thinking about something very discreet like "Last save at xxxx".

Eg.:

Thanks for your thoughts :)

Yohan

cf also #374 about the confusion on "is my data saved" :)

[dsagal]

"Last save at" might not be enough on its own to give confidence that it includes the latest changes. Google Sheets must have felt this should be made clearer to users too; they show two pieces of info:

1. For a few seconds after any edit, they show "Saving..." then "Saved to drive":

2. Then the text disappears with only an icon left, which can be clicked to explain that changes are saved:

In either case, there is a separate message about the time of the last edit.