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A work actions list with owners, priorities and due dates.
The work actions setup has five categories: Meetings, Email, Reports, Clients and Admin, and an Assignee column. Waiting marks an action that depends on someone else, and it drops out of the top three. The Focus sheet lists what is overdue and due today.
- Excel 2016 and later
- Calculations checked in LibreOffice and Google Sheets
- Name your categoriesGive the list a name and type your categories, one per line. Choose extra columns: Completed on, Assignee, Start or Tag.
- Add tasksDownload the workbook and type each task on the Tasks sheet with a category, priority and due date. A task with no date still counts.
- Open the Focus sheetFocus is worked out from the Tasks sheet. It lists the top three, what is due today and this week, and high-priority work.
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Preview: Work actions list. Change the selected dates, categories or layout to update the preview.
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What you get
What is different in this setup
Employees and team leads who need a short, dated list of actions with a name beside each.
- Categories for Meetings, Email, Reports, Clients and Admin.
- Waiting status takes a blocked action out of the top three.
- Assignee column for the person responsible.
Sheets included (5)
- Start HereHow the workbook works, what each sheet is for and the settings used.
- TasksEvery task, once. Start typing in row 6.
- FocusThe top three, what is due today and this week, high-priority work and what was finished recently. Worked out from the Tasks sheet.
- 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 Focus sheet and the Tasks 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
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 this the same as a project tracker?
No. This is a single list with no phases or timeline. For a project with milestones and a week-by-week timeline, use the Project Tracker.
Can actions from meetings go on this list?
Yes, though the Meeting Notes builder has an Action Register that links each action to its meeting. Use this list for your own tasks.
Related Due Form edition
DF.035 The Working Notebook
In production
A numbered notebook for notes you may need again.
For plans too long for a task row: write them by hand on numbered pages.
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