Shift Scheduler for Excel is an affordable spreadsheet that runs in Microsoft Excel (sold separately). With Shift Scheduler, you can easily create professional looking shift schedules.
Shift Scheduler was designed for use in small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, who are presently creating shift schedules with paper and pen, and who do not need the bells and whistles of the expensive scheduling solutions. If you are familiar with Excel, you will able to customize this spreadsheet to the needs of your business.
How does it work?
Just follow the instructions in the spreadsheet. Here's a short tutorial to demonstrate just how easy it is to use:
1. The first thing you do is enter the names of the people you will be scheduling. This is done in the workbook named "Employees."
2. Go to the "Week 1" work book.
3. Describe your shifts in column A.
4. In Column B and C, enter the times that the shifts begin and end.
5. Then, click on any grey-colored cell to assign the shift to an employee. Cells that remain grey will be "greyed out" on the printed schedule.
6. Print your schedule
That's it!
Scheduling solutions shouldn't be expensive and they don't have to be complex. If you are a small business owner or you manage a department for larger company, and if you are currently doing scheduling by hand, Shift Scheduler for Excel is an affordable solution that will save you time and effort.
