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Meeting Action Log — the first rows of the actual spreadsheet
Meeting Action Log
The opening rows of the file you get — sample data included, not a mock-up.

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Meeting Action Log

One row per action, with overdue flagged against today automatically.

$7one payment, yours to keep
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  • ✓Commercial use
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10
live formulas, each one recalculated and checked
7
columns: Raised, Meeting, Action, Owner, Due, Status, Overdue?
4
figures worked out for you

Whoever runs the weekly meeting · Any team where actions get forgotten — usually looking for this when the same actions are raised again three weeks later.

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Works in Excel 2013 and later, Microsoft 365, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc. Set up to print on one page wide. Version 1, updated 25 September 2026.

There are free templates. Why this one?

There are, and some are fine. The difference is what has been checked. This file was built from scratch, then every formula in it was recalculated by a separate checker that compares each result against an independently worked-out answer — 10 of them here. A template that looks right and totals wrong is worse than no template at all, and that is the usual failing of one downloaded from a search result.

It also opens with sample rows already filled in, so you can see every formula working before you touch it, and it is set up to print without fighting the page setup. No email wall, no signup, no watermark, and you can use it commercially.

About this Meeting Action Log template

Meetings produce actions, and actions get forgotten. This Excel meeting action log keeps one row per action with the meeting it came from, the owner, due date and status, and flags anything overdue against today's date.

The status summary counts open and closed actions, overdue actions and those due in the next seven days, so the next meeting can start with what has slipped.

Good for

  • →Following up actions from team and board meetings
  • →Keeping one action list across a series of meetings
  • →Holding owners to their deadlines

What it works out for you

Status

  • →Open actions
  • →Closed actions
  • →Overdue
  • →Due in the next 7 days

What is inside the Meeting Action Log template

The table has 7 columns. Calculated columns fill themselves in; the rest are yours to type over.

  • →Raised
  • →Meeting
  • →Action
  • →Owner
  • →Due
  • →Status
  • →Overdue?

How to use the Meeting Action Log in Excel

Keep one row per action, not per discussion point. Overdue checks the due date against today every time you open the file.

The file opens with sample rows so you can see every formula working before you change anything. Type your own figures over them. When you need more rows, insert them inside the existing block rather than underneath it, so the totals keep covering every row.

Functions and formulas it uses

Every one of these exists in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice, so the file behaves the same wherever you open it.

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Questions about the Meeting Action Log

How is an action flagged as overdue?

Its due date is compared with today's date and its status. An action past its due date that is still open is flagged.

Should I log discussion points too?

No — one row per action. Keep discussion in the minutes and record only what someone has agreed to do.

Can the whole team update it?

Yes. Save it to a shared drive or open it in Google Sheets so each owner can update their own actions.

What you get with the Meeting Action Log

  • ✓10 formulas, every one recalculated and checked
  • ✓Opens with sample rows already filled in
  • ✓Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc
  • ✓Set up to print on one page wide
  • ✓Commercial use, no attribution needed
  • ✓Every later version included free

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