Create a work schedule for your employees with Homebase instead of Google Sheets or Excel

While the best way to create schedules was to use an employee schedule template in Google Sheets or Excel, now there's a better way. Free employee scheduling software like Homebase makes it easy to create a neat, detailed work schedule and instantly share it with your team.

Let's look at the benefits of scheduling with Homebase versus using employee scheduling templates in Google Sheets or Excel.

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1. How to Use a Work Schedule Template in Google Sheets or Excel

Using modern scheduling software is the easiest and fastest way to schedule employee shifts. But if you still prefer creating your schedules with old-fashioned spreadsheets, here are the best ways to do it with templates.

Create an employee work schedule with Google Sheets

First, to create a work schedule for employees in Google Sheets:

Go to "Google Drive". Click "New", hover over the arrow next to "Google Sheets" and choose "From template".

On the next page, the template gallery, choose "Employee work schedules". Now it's time to personalize. Google's template includes a monthly overview as well as weekly schedules. Customize your color scheme and, if desired, add your logo. It will make your schedule more professional and will only take a few minutes. Build your schedule. Create an employee work schedule with Excel

Here's how to create an employee work schedule in Excel:

Go to "File" then "New from template". In the search box in the upper right corner of the "Templates Gallery", search for "calendar". Scroll down and you will see a template called "Employee Weekly Work Schedule". Double click on the template and a new spreadsheet with this template will open. Customize your template - highlight cells and change background colors to match your company branding. Add your logo. Go to "Insert" and "Image". This is a quick step that will add some customization. Add the names of your employees and create your schedule.

Remember that you will have to repeat these steps each time you want to create a new program. Sounds like a lot of manual work, doesn't it? Let's look at an easier method that will save you a lot of time in the long run: using Homebase to schedule your shifts.

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