brokenknee
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I see in another 7 post you are going to make it to the 10,000 mile post club, congratulations. You should be able to make that yet today.
Vehicle maintenance logs - either Excel or Word??
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I see in another 7 post you are going to make it to the 10,000 mile post club, congratulations. You should be able to make that yet today.
RoyJackson
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I see in another 7 post you are going to make it to the 10,000 mile post club, congratulations. You should be able to make that yet today.
Do I get a free subscription to TBN???
Actually, I hadn't noticed...thanks for telling me!
Bird
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I've been using Microsoft Works for many years. So I just set up my own spreadsheet on Works to keep a great deal more detail that most people do. Every time we even put gas in one, we write the odometer reading on the receipt so I can enter it on the spreadsheet later.
aczlan
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zmjc
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You can download LibreOffice for free, for Windows, Mac, or Linux. It reads/saves Microsoft files.
Great program.
Great program.
RoyJackson
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I've got that on one of my computers...I believe MS has a converter for Excel too. However, you may lose some formatting.
KYDan
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I prefer Excel as you can use it as an excellent database application and it also has the benefits of a spreadsheet for equations, etc. if you need them. It is one of the programs that transfers readlily between Macs and Windows machines, so if you change, have multiple computers running different OS's it will seamlessly transfer between them. It is one of the most versatile programs availble. My knowledge of softwares and capabilities are dated as I have not done any advance programming for systems since the mid 90's. But, Excel was one of our chosen programs for its ease of use and versatility of application, and compatability with multiple platforms. Word is clunky and MS insists on adding frills that make additional steps necessary and it is too "flowery" for me. Excel is clean and neat. The later versions of Excel (I am currently running the 2007 version.) is too flowery for me as well. The early versions are much cleaner, you have to manually write more to make it do what you want, but the basic program is sufficeint for most needs. It will readily transfer between Access and Word if you want that. I can't think of a reason why you would want a program like Access for doing this as it adds complexity and layers that serve no practical purpose. Word will work, but you would have to add tables or a template to make it work with repetive type entries. That is already done for you in Excel. I have all my equipment maintenance records in a single MS Excel workbook with individual worksheets assigned to each piece of equipment. It has worked well for me for over 20 years.
aczlan
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I should have been more clear, that will translate any office 2007/2010 files to the older format.
Aaron Z
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I use a simple system in Word. I have a log for each tractor. I start each entry with the date and the tractor hours then just type a narrative of what I have done, what parts I have used, what they cost, and any special tools or techniques used to get the job done.
