How do I make one column wider than the others?

Put |2 after the heading — “Notes|2” makes that column twice the width of a plain one, |3 three times, and so on up to |8. The widths are shared out from those numbers, so you never have to work out millimetres.

Can I get a column of tick boxes?

Yes, two ways. Put * after a single heading to make just that column tick boxes, or set “the columns after the first are: tick boxes” to turn every column but the first into them, which is what a chore chart wants.

What if the rows do not fit on one page?

They carry on to the next one, with the headings repeated at the top of it.

Can I make a sign-up or sign-in sheet?

Yes. Type the columns it needs, for a sign-in sheet Name|3, Email|3, Phone|2 and Signature|2, and set the rows, up to 60. Leave the first column blank or fill it with your own list of time slots. A sheet that nearly fits on one page has its rows squeezed, to about 5 mm at least, rather than spilling a few onto a second.

Can the first column fill itself in?

Yes: with the days of the week, Monday to Sunday; with dates one per row from a start date; with every day of one month, as many rows as the month has days; or with a list you type, one line per row.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The PDF is drawn in your browser, so whatever you type stays on your computer.

Yes. The free plan adds a small line at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.

Form maker

Your headings, your rows, a sheet that prints straight.

Examples temporarily replace the input and settings. You can restore your previous work.

HeadingLines to fill in at the top (one per line)Columns, one per line — add |2 to make one wider, * for tick boxesRowsFill the first column withThe columns after the first areBoxes underneath (one per line)Signature lines (one name to a line)Shade every other rowDirectionPaper

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Your files stay on your device

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.

Example

A volunteer sign-up sheet for a school bake sale: 12 time slots on one Letter page

A PTA parent passes a sign-up sheet around at the meeting. Heading “Bake Sale Volunteers”, top lines Coordinator and Phone, columns Time and job|3, Name|3, Phone|2, Bringing|2 and There*, 12 rows, first column “A list of my own”, a Notes box underneath, Paper US Letter.

The 12 lines typed into “First-column entries” fill the first column, one to a row: 8:00–9:00 Set up tables, two rows for each hour at the sales table, two for clean-up, one for bakers.
|3 and |2 share out the 186 mm between the margins: 51 mm each for Time and job and Name, 34 mm each for Phone and Bringing, 17 mm for the tick boxes of There.
With 12 rows and one box under the table, each row is 11 mm tall, room to write a name by hand; every other row is shaded.

Typed in Columns	Prints as	Width on Letter
Time and job\|3	Filled from your list	51 mm
Name\|3	Space to write	51 mm
Phone\|2	Space to write	34 mm
Bringing\|2	Space to write	34 mm
There*	A tick box in every row	17 mm

One Letter page: the heading, the Coordinator and Phone lines, 12 slots waiting for names, and a Notes box for allergy labels or the cash-box plan. Need more slots? Rows that do not fit carry on to a second page with the headings repeated.

How it works

Type a heading, and the lines you want to fill in by hand at the top.
Type the column headings, one per line. Add |2 after one to make it twice as wide, or * to make it a column of tick boxes.
Choose how many rows, and whether the first column fills itself in with weekdays or dates.
Add boxes underneath if the sheet needs somewhere to write a paragraph. Then download and print.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make one column wider than the others?: Put |2 after the heading — “Notes|2” makes that column twice the width of a plain one, |3 three times, and so on up to |8. The widths are shared out from those numbers, so you never have to work out millimetres.
Can I get a column of tick boxes?: Yes, two ways. Put * after a single heading to make just that column tick boxes, or set “the columns after the first are: tick boxes” to turn every column but the first into them, which is what a chore chart wants.
What if the rows do not fit on one page?: They carry on to the next one, with the headings repeated at the top of it.
Can I make a sign-up or sign-in sheet?: Yes. Type the columns it needs, for a sign-in sheet Name|3, Email|3, Phone|2 and Signature|2, and set the rows, up to 60. Leave the first column blank or fill it with your own list of time slots. A sheet that nearly fits on one page has its rows squeezed, to about 5 mm at least, rather than spilling a few onto a second.
Can the first column fill itself in?: Yes: with the days of the week, Monday to Sunday; with dates one per row from a start date; with every day of one month, as many rows as the month has days; or with a list you type, one line per row.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The PDF is drawn in your browser, so whatever you type stays on your computer.
Is it free?: Yes. The free plan adds a small line at the foot of the sheet; Pro leaves it off.