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Not every business is ready to move to a digital HR system. <\/span>And that’s completely fine.<\/b> Some businesses are too small to justify a monthly subscription. Some owners prefer to stay in control of their own data. Some teams just work well with a shared Excel file that everyone understands. Whatever the reason if an attendance sheet is what you need, this page has four of them, designed for different types of Indian businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

We’re not going to spend this article telling you spreadsheets are outdated. They’re not for the right situation, a well-built attendance sheet works perfectly. What we <\/span>will<\/span><\/i> do is give you templates that are actually useful: pre-formatted, with formulas already built in, so you spend your time filling in attendance, not building the sheet itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the very end, we’ve included a brief note for anyone who <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> curious about what digital tools offer just one short section, and only if that’s relevant to you. The rest of this article is entirely about making your Excel attendance management as smooth as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free Download 4 Excel Attendance Templates in One File<\/b><\/p>\n

Small Business\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Field & Remote Teams\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Manufacturing & Factory\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Retail & Multi-Branch<\/span><\/p>\n

Format: .xlsx works in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice Calc<\/span><\/p>\n

All formulas pre-built. No setup required. Just add employee names and start marking attendance.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Which Template Is Right for Your Business?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Excel file has five tabs. The first tab (How to Use) explains everything in brief. The remaining four are the actual templates each designed for a different type of team. Here’s how to decide:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tab<\/b><\/th>\nTemplate Name<\/b><\/th>\nBest Suited For<\/b><\/th>\nWhat’s Pre-Built<\/b><\/th>\nEmployee Rows<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Tab 2<\/span><\/td>\nSmall Business<\/b><\/td>\nOffices, startups, shops 5 to 25 employees in one place<\/span><\/td>\nMonthly calendar, auto-totals for P \/ A \/ L \/ H \/ WO<\/span><\/td>\n15 rows<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tab 3<\/span><\/td>\nField & Remote Teams<\/b><\/td>\nDelivery staff, field sales, remote workers<\/span><\/td>\nWeekly format, site visited, GPS column, auto hours<\/span><\/td>\n20 rows\/week<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tab 4<\/span><\/td>\nManufacturing & Factory<\/b><\/td>\nFactories, warehouses, shift workers<\/span><\/td>\nShift codes A\/B\/C\/G, 26-day grid, OT column, biometric ID<\/span><\/td>\n40 rows<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tab 5<\/span><\/td>\nRetail & Multi-Branch<\/b><\/td>\nStores, restaurant chains, multi-location businesses<\/span><\/td>\nMonthly calendar, branch column, attendance %, dashboard<\/span><\/td>\n25 rows<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All four templates use the same status codes so switching between them is easy. The formulas in each template update automatically you don’t need to change any formula yourself.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Attendance Status Codes What Each Letter Means<\/b><\/h2>\n

All four templates use consistent status codes. Type these into the daily attendance cells. <\/span>The totals at the end of each row update automatically based on what you enter.<\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Code<\/b><\/th>\nMeaning<\/b><\/th>\nCode<\/b><\/th>\nMeaning<\/b><\/th>\nCode<\/b><\/th>\nMeaning<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
P<\/b><\/td>\nPresent<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/b><\/td>\nAbsent<\/span><\/td>\nL<\/b><\/td>\nApproved Leave<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/b><\/td>\nPublic Holiday<\/span><\/td>\nWO<\/b><\/td>\nWeek Off<\/span><\/td>\nHD<\/b><\/td>\nHalf Day<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OT<\/b><\/td>\nOvertime<\/span><\/td>\nAB<\/b><\/td>\nAbsent (factory)<\/span><\/td>\n\u2014<\/b><\/td>\nLeave blank if not applicable<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Tip: You can add your own codes if needed. Just update the COUNTIF formula in the summary column to include the new code. For example, to count ‘BD’ (Business Day Off), add a new column with =COUNTIF(range,”BD”).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Template 1 Small Business Monthly Attendance Sheet<\/b><\/h2>\n

Best for:<\/b> Offices, shops, trading businesses, clinics, small service companies any team of 5 to 25 people all working from one location.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the most straightforward of the four. It covers one full calendar month (pre-set to July 2026 change the month and the day headings update). Each row is one employee. Each column after the name columns is one date. Saturdays and Sundays are shaded so you can see week-offs at a glance without counting columns.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s already built in<\/b><\/p>\n