Third party applications guide
How to use all of our other applications
NIHR has several non-Google applications to do things not covered by Google Workspace. The tools available range from project management software, interactive whiteboarding tools to dynamic pivot table apps.
For a full list of approved and denied Applications and Google Workspace Add-ons please contact the Service Desk.
If you'd like to request a new application, please contact our Service Desk (https://support.nihr.ac.uk). For Chrome extensions, please consult your Coordinating Centre IT department.
An intuitive diagramming and flowcharting tool that seamlessly integrates with Google Drive. Lucidchart is the web’s leading diagramming and visualization app. Install now to easily build flowcharts, ERDs, network diagrams, UML diagrams, and more. Share your diagrams with colleagues for real-time feedback and simultaneous editing. Connect Lucidchart to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides.
Lucidspark is a virtual whiteboard where teams can come together to bring their best ideas to life. Capture and share your ideas on a digital canvas that has all the flexibility you need. Turn your ideas into a collection of clear, actionable next steps, to build momentum and keep things moving.
Equally, you can also connect Lucidspark and Lucidchart with Google Drive, allowing you to save files locally or on shared drives for team collaboration.
DocuSign is an e-signature tool that allows you to sign documents electronically. The benefits that DocuSign has delivered for the NIHR have been significant and many centres have adopted it. So whether you need to sign contracts to onboard research applicants or sign confidentiality agreements, do consider DocuSign. You can request an account by contacting the NIHR ServiceDesk.
Display Spreadsheet Data in beautiful and functional views.
Awesome Table lets you display the content of a Google Sheet into various types of views: From a simple table to people directories, Gantt chart views, Google Maps, card view etc.
There are many possibilities to suit your personal and professional needs. With it, data in Sheets are shown in a more functional way and can be shared with viewers.
Turn Google Forms submissions into a Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides or PDF document. Share it by email, save it in Drive.
When Google Form alone only gives you raw data in a spreadsheet, Form Publisher lets you generate files to present your data in a more suitable way, facilitating analysis, sharing and presentation. Your form really becomes the starting point of a workflow.
