How to Use Excel Templates
Using a template is about choosing the one that perfectly suit the purpose. If you for instance want to do event planning, pick the template that is for event planning. You will learn how to use a template.
Choose the one
Open Microsoft Excel and click on the “File” tab in the ribbon.
Select the template that perfectly suits you. Select the template you want to use and click the “Create” button.
The template will open in a new Excel workbook, and you can start entering your own data.
Some templates may contain sample data that you can replace with your own. Be sure to follow the instructions provided in the template to use it correctly.
Once you’ve entered your data, you can save your new workbook as a regular Excel file by clicking the “Save As” button in the “File” tab and selecting the location where you want to save it.
Note: Think creatively, even if you think you don’t see any template that suit your needs. For example, you want to know how to plan for a project trip, you could choose the vacation planner.
Template formatting
Click create after reading what the template it about, to know if it suits your needs.
Focus on the central details, and input your own values.
Note: All you need to do is to find the data that controls the entire template, in this case the input (marked area) controls the whole chart details.
In conclusion, the best way to use a template is to find that area, which controls the whole template. Don’t look into how much data it is, as it can be frustrating to keep inputting the data that is not central to the template.
Calendar Template
Let’s see how to add a calendar template as an example. There are different steps for creating it.
Click file, and then new.
Click Personal.
Browse through the templates and click on “one year calendar”.
Click Create.
Click on the arrow until it reaches desired year, and when you’d prefer the week to start.
Note: The desired day that people normally choose for “week start day” is Sunday or Monday.
Inventory list template
Creating inventory tracking and management on Microsoft Excel is relatively easy. Tracking has multiple aspects in business. It could be about knowing where the product/equipment is in business, or if the products that have been shipped, have reached its destination or not.
Click File, and then click new.
Search for Inventory, and choose inventory list.
Click the “Create” button.
How to use an Invoice Template in Excel?
The creation of an invoice template would be done in a few steps.
Select File, then New.
Search for Invoice, then choose an invoice template.
Click create which is located on the right side.
Excel offers several different kinds and types of invoice templates.
You can choose from a few designs, such as:
- simple invoice,
- blue invoice,
- with a simple line design
- the one that contain a blue gradient design
- with logo
- landscape
- or just the simpliest one.
You can find such types of invoice templates as:
- invoice tracker
- billing statement
- invoice with sales tax
- sales invoice
- together with a finance charge
- professional service
- with tax calculations
- statement of account
How to prepare an invoice template from scratch?
If none of the available Excel templates suits your needs, you can decide to create an invoice template from scratch.
The easiest way would be to check the existing invoice template and tweek it a bit to fulfill your needs.
You may need to create additional Excel tables for that purpose. Also, Excel formulas will be useful, especially with the sum function which will let you prepare the total in the invoice.
How to share an invoice template with your customers?
- Save the Invoice Template as a regular xlsx file.
- Fill this in with the required information.
- Save it as pdf file.
- Send pdf file to your customer.
Key Takeaways
- Excel templates can save you time and effort by providing a pre-formatted spreadsheet that you can customize with your own data.
- There are many different types of Excel templates available, so you can find one that suits your specific needs.
- To use an Excel template, simply open it and start entering your data.
- You can also create your own Excel templates if you frequently use the same type of spreadsheet.
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