How can users highlight important dates in Smartsheet?

Using Conditional Formatting in Smartsheet allows users to highlight important dates effectively. This feature enables you to set specific rules that change the visual appearance of cells based on their contents. For instance, if you want to emphasize due dates that are approaching, you can create a rule that changes the cell color or text style when the date meets certain criteria. This visual cue ensures that important dates stand out and can be quickly identified by users, enhancing project management and collaboration.

While the other options serve useful functions in Smartsheet, they do not specifically focus on highlighting important dates in the same impactful way that Conditional Formatting does. Filters are used to display specific subsets of data based on defined criteria, which helps in navigating data but does not inherently highlight dates. Custom Views allow users to create personalized presentations of data but also lack the direct visual highlighting capabilities. Marking dates as Milestones is useful for identifying significant project points, but it may not provide the same level of visual emphasis for all important dates when compared to the flexibility of Conditional Formatting.