Ever have you feel that you have too much to do, and not enough time to do it? Have you set personal goals, and then watched time pass, with your milestones unmet? Thus, A good hourly planner can help. The Time management, mental and physical health, focus and committees, are just a few of the many things a good daily planner can improve.
To help set you up for success, we offer a multi-use, daily planner template, equipped with calendars, to-do lists, event reminders, quotes, appointment schedules, etc
Hourly Planner 2021 Contents
Below is the list of our worksheets included in this template.
Planner
If your daily planner were on a newspaper, this is the “front page.” All data from other worksheets in this template is transferred to, and displayed, in this worksheet. This creates a one-page summary of what your day looks like. This worksheet includes:
- a calendar,
- to-do list,
- appointment schedule,
- quote of the day,
- event reminder,
- priority list,
- and a space for notes.
Quotes
A list of quotes for each day of the year. Moreover, A new quote of the day will appear on the “Planner” worksheet each day.
Setup
This worksheet is the “control center” of Excel file. The “Setup” worksheet drives much of the information that appears on the “Planner” worksheet.
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Date and Title
Enter today’s date. Once date is entered, any events listed for that date in the “Setup” tab will appear at the top, under “Today’s Event.” For each new date, a daily dose of inspiration will appear as a new quote at the top-right corner of planner. Now you have everything you need for a fantastic day!
Calendar
You’ll never miss another important date with our built-in monthly calendar, located on left side, under today’s date. Dates highlighted in red represent holidays.
That’s it for automated features in Planner worksheet. Now you can either print your daily planner and pencil in your appointments, or you can continue to manage your day in Excel by typing in your information.
Lists
You can use the daily planner to build a Priority Task List. This is much like to-do list you may in the past have scratched onto the back of a used envelope. So, The difference is that, with our template, not only are your tasks automatically inserted into your planner, but you can also label them according to their priority.
You can manage your list by setting priorities in alphabetical order.
Completed Tasks
To mark items as “complete” on your schedule and also to-do lists, you can either use the checkboxes provided in some sections or use the “strikethrough” option to cross the items off.
To cross off a completed or canceled task, right-click on the cell containing the task, select “Format Cell” from the pop up list, and check the “strikethrough” box under “Effects.”
Time Style
As mentioned earlier, the Setup worksheet drives most of the automated features on the Planner worksheet.
Setting Times
To set which times appear on your daily planner, enter “v” next to each time interval you expect to utilize on the Planner worksheet. For example, if you want to get some extra sleep and start planning at 8:00am, leave the 7 o’clock hour blank only.
Holidays and Events
The Setup worksheet contains a list of holidays and events, which will show up on the calendar on daily planner. You have the option to build on these lists by entering up to 20 holidays and 20 events each year. Again, Any newly added holidays and events will automatically become part of the calendar on the Planner worksheet, where applicable.
Quotes Worksheet
In the Setup worksheet, there is an inspirational quote for each day of the year. But the quotes repeat every 8 days. A quote will appear on the Planner worksheet for each date.
Customize
Change Color Scheme
Feeling blue one day and rosey the next? Decorate your daily planner to fit the mood. If you’d like to change background color, highlight all relevant cells and use the “Fill Color” tool to select a color. To change text color, repeat these steps and use the “Font Color” tool.
