Most people see Excel as rows, columns, and endless formulas. I see a blank canvas for organizing chaos. So I built a Kanban board in it, complete with status tracking, color coding, and easy updates.

Building My Kanban Board From the Ground Up

I built my Excel Kanban board using two sheets: one for the task list (the brains of the operation) and one for the board itself (the sheet everyone sees). Even though the task list powers the board, I started by designing the board first, because I wanted to see where I was headed.

1 Design the Board Header

I used the first two rows for my board’s heading. This is where you can add your project name, a quick instruction (like “ Add tasks in the Task List tab ”), and any keys you need to make the board easy to read.

I popped the board name into

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