How to Create Checkbook Registers in Excel

1. Launch Excel 2007. Select the Insert tab.
2. On the Insert tab, click 'Table.' In the create table dialog box enter =$A$1:$G101 in the 'Where is your data?' field. Check the 'My table has headers' box then click 'OK.' Excel will create a table with seven columns and 101 rows.
3. Create labels for your checkbook register on row 1. Beginning with cell A1, replace each generic label with the following labels: Check No., Date, Transaction Description, Statement, Payments, Deposits, Balance. The balance label should be in cell G1.
4. Format the check register rows by first turning off the filters, which are automatically turned on when you create tables in Excel. To remove the filters, click the Data tab then click 'Filter.' Click the Design tab to begin color banding your rows and the balance column. In the table style options, check Last Column. Header Row and Banded Row should have a check. If they do not, place a check in the header and banded row boxes.
5. Format the check register columns by first clicking the Home tab then select column A and B. Click 'Center' in the alignment grouping. Select column C then click 'Format.' Select Column width and enter 35---or any any width you prefer. Select column E, F and G. In the number groupings, select Accounting Number format. With E, F, and G still selected, click 'Format' and increase the width of the selected columns.
6. Enter beginning balance and balance formula. Type 'Beginning Balance' in cell C2 and enter your beginning balance amount in cell G2. In cell G3 enter the following formula: =IF(AND(ISBLANK(E3),ISBLANK(F3)),'',G2-E3 F3). Copy this formula to cells G4 to G101.