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Using Excel to Design Your Show
I started using Excel to help me try to stay within my planned budget allotted for fireworks. I used to keep track of how much I wanted to spend on paper. However trying to keep track of the total was overwhelming, especially when you have to cut an item to add another. I looked for an easier way to help people try to stay within their budget and I think I found one.
Excel is a great program, especially when you want an easy way to help design your show. The document that I used can be downloaded from out Planning Document section. I set up the spread sheet so that I could enter and item quantity and individual price. The spread sheet would then calculate the total item price and add it to the total cost of the display and subtract the amount from the budget area. You can make your planning document as simple or as complex as you want. Some areas you might want to think about to improve this document is by added subcategories to help break up the different items. If you develop your own Excel or other spread sheet software document that helps budget your show please send them to me.