Review criteria
- +Lights, clips, timers on hand
- +Used per job
- +Reorder-point flags
- +Season-usage view
Holiday Light Material Tracker in Holiday Light Installation
The Holiday Light Material Tracker is a copy-ready spreadsheet for holiday light installation that tracks materials, type, on-hand, used, reorder. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
Try it before you download
Live preview of “Holiday Light Material Tracker”
Change any white cell; grey cells recalculate the way they will in Excel or Google Sheets. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Loading preview…
you type calculated needs attention getting close
Get this template
What’s inside “Holiday Light Material Tracker”
Tabs: How to use · Inventory · TotalsFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 11
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Material
- Category
- Supplier
- On hand
- Reorder at
- Unit cost
- Retail price
- Used this season
- Margin
- Stock value
- Stock status
- Open the Inventory tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Count after takedown in January and again before the season; Used this season sets next year's order.
- Retail is blank because lights are used on jobs; Stock value is what is in the shop at cost.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Holiday Light Material Tracker
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: crews tracking light inventory. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
Review evidence
What to verify before choosing Holiday Light Material Tracker
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Crews tracking light inventory
- +Anyone reusing stock year to year
Pause before choosing when
- -Live supplier catalog sync
- -Automated reordering
About Holiday Light Installation
Why people consider this option
- +Quote, schedule, and track installs without paid software
- +Keep every customer and material record in a file you own
- +Know your margin on each install and takedown
What to review before acting
- -No dispatch or routing without a tool
- -Busy crews need real field-service software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Holiday Light Material Tracker work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Holiday Light Material Tracker really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Holiday Light Material Tracker track?
It tracks materials, type, on-hand, used, reorder. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.