Something cheap or free without any commitment or ties would be good. Something that will record man hours job allocation work description labour costs etc. Thanks in anticipation.
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Thanks popeye I will take a look.Apache open office ranks amongst the best, I use it now since migrating to Win 10 and I'm a spreadsheet nerd.
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Apache open office ranks amongst the best, I use it now since migrating to Win 10 and I'm a nerd.
I have clipped that one a bit for you
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Another vote for libre office. Saves you paying Microsofts silly prices for excel.I prefer Open Office's sibling, LibreOffice.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
But the whole idea of spreadsheets is the sheer fun and enjoyment that can be derived from their construction.I am a bit confused. All of the suggestions so far have been for spreadsheet programmes. None without further work will do what Buttons has asked will they? He will need to then develop them for that purpose won't he? I thought he was looking for a template to do that?
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I am a bit confused. All of the suggestions so far have been for spreadsheet programmes. None without further work will do what Buttons has asked will they? He will need to then develop them for that purpose won't he? I thought he was looking for a template to do that?
Errrrrr ....... no, unless you are a nerd. The whole point of a spreadsheet is to make things easier and quicker, not more difficult and slower.But the whole idea of spreadsheets is the sheer fun and enjoyment that can be derived from their construction.
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Another vote for libre office. Saves you paying Microsofts silly prices for excel.
Well spotted that man I have a full MS office suit and have made some spreadsheets of types in the past, however, I was hoping to get something off the peg that I could adapt if required. It is for my young son who is now finding his system of recording on the back of fag packets to be a bit lacking. He is pricing work, calculating man hours, finding workers and meeting tight time schedules difficult, he is now sub contracting to large companies so Dad said don't worry son I'll sort something out.I am a bit confused. All of the suggestions so far have been for spreadsheet programmes. None without further work will do what Buttons has asked will they? He will need to then develop them for that purpose won't he? I thought he was looking for a template to do that?
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Thanks John I'll have a go but might take you up on that later.If you send me a pm with a list of what information you can put in and what information you want that to produce I will have a go and see if it can either help you or if it is inadequate. I would produce it in numbers on a Mac and export it to Excel.
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Thanks ClewsyI use an android app called "Time recording pro". It captures the time against projects and clients and the data is easily exported to Excel (other formats possible). Easy to use & works for me.
Thanks I'll give it a try..Is this any good? The weekly timecard by project might be usable perhaps?
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/timesheets.html
I didn't know about Libre Office so went to have a butchers........ it would seem that, and I quote....
"The vast majority of people will have trouble noticing the difference between LibreOffice and OpenOffice. They’re both free and open-source, so you can always download both to compare — you probably won’t notice too much of a difference."
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The difference is the quality of the product and the speed. Libre office has been and is still being cleaned up at a hell of a rate. OpenOffice had become bloated, buggy and slow over time. No more than MS Office to be fair.
Same from me buttons, I did my own spreadsheet when I was at work to calculate the costs of hiring out the large performance venue I managed, room cost, hours for porter, technician etc, any extras, vat, less deposits paid etc etc ... let me know if you want me to have a shuftie.Thanks John I'll have a go but might take you up on that later.
Thanks Minxy Girl might take you up on that later but I am having a go at doing it myself at the moment with the help of my other son. It is really difficult to lay out exactly what it is that you want it to do without loosing it's usability.Same from me buttons, I did my own spreadsheet when I was at work to calculate the costs of hiring out the large performance venue I managed, room cost, hours for porter, technician etc, any extras, vat, less deposits paid etc etc ... let me know if you want me to have a shuftie.
I've just done one for someone else for other use and was able to 'lock' the formula cells etc so that only the ones that are meant to have figures/text put in can be input thus no 'corrupting' the calculations etc!
Mel
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