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Build a register with the columns you need.
Make a workbook for a list of records of one kind. Say what one entry is, add up to twelve columns and choose one of ten types for each, such as money, date, dropdown or calculated. A Summary sheet counts the entries and totals the number and money columns.
- Excel 2016 and later
- Calculations checked in LibreOffice and Google Sheets
- Name the entrySay what one entry is called, such as Book or Asset. It becomes the first column heading. Choose whether to add a Category dropdown and list the categories.
- Add your columnsAdd up to twelve columns. Choose a type for each, enter the choices for a dropdown, or pick Calculated to add, subtract, multiply or divide two columns.
- Download and typeDownload the workbook and open the Register sheet. Type one entry per row from row 6. Dates, amounts and dropdowns are checked, and the Summary totals each number and money column.
Build your workbook
Preview: Subscriptions. Change the selected dates, categories or layout to update the preview.
JavaScript is required to use the builder. The workbook is made in your browser.
What you get
Ten column types
Text, number, money, date, Yes or No, dropdown, tick box, web link, long text and calculated.
Calculated columns
Price × Copies, Cost × Payments a year, days until a renewal.
Reminder dates
Warranty, service and renewal dates are marked ◐ Soon, then ● Passed.
A Summary sheet
Counts, totals of every number and money column, and a count for each dropdown choice.
The Subscriptions example
A Service entry with Cost per payment, Billing, Payments a year, a calculated Cost a year, Renews on and Cancel by reminder dates, Paid with, Status and a link to the account page.
Sheets included (5)
- Start HereHow the workbook works, what each sheet is for and the settings used.
- RegisterOne row per service. Start typing in row 6.
- SummaryCounts and totals, calculated from the Register.
- ListsEdit the white lists to change dropdown choices. Shaded lists are fixed because formulas use those names.
- SettingsValues used by the workbook, such as reminder windows. Change them here.
File details
- Made for
- Excel 2016 and laterThe download is an .xlsx workbook.
- LibreOffice
- No calculation errors in our testLibreOffice recalculated every formula in the workbook with no error values, such as #VALUE! or #N/A.
- Google Sheets
- Calculations matched Excel in our testGoogle Sheets removes sheet protection and repeated print headings.
- Apple Numbers
- Some calculations do not workMany calculations on the Summary sheet do not work in Apple Numbers. Numbers converts list-based dropdowns to plain cells and removes colour markers, sheet protection, frozen headings and number and date validation. Use Excel for these calculations and features.
- Calculations
- The Start Here sheet lists the calculations used in this workbook. Results update from the entries you add.
- Builder privacy
- The builder runs in your browser. The entries used to make the workbook stay on your device. How the utilities work
Examples
Book collection
Readers who want to know what they own, what they have read and who has borrowed a copy.
Equipment log
An equipment list with service and warranty dates flagged as they approach.
Subscriptions register
People who want every streaming, software and membership charge in a list with what it costs a year and when to cancel.
Collection catalogue
Anyone with a collection who wants to list what they have and where to find it, with extra columns only if they need them.
Questions
Are my builder entries sent to Due Form?
No. The builder uses them in your browser to make the workbook on your device.
Information is sent to Due Form when you submit a form or use another service described on the How it works page.
Is anything I type uploaded?
No. Your column names are used only inside your browser to build the file. The entries you add afterwards are typed into the workbook on your computer.
Can I print the register?
Yes. The Register sheet prints landscape on A4 or US Letter, one page wide. A register with twelve columns prints smaller than one with five.
What column types can I choose?
Text, long text, number, money, date, Yes or No, dropdown, tick box, web link and calculated. Date columns accept only dates, and money columns only amounts.
What can a calculated column do?
Add, subtract, multiply or divide two number or money columns. It can also count the days between two dates, or the days from today until a date.
What does the Summary sheet show?
It counts the entries, totals each number and money column, and counts entries by category and by each dropdown. Switch it off if you only want the register.
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