# Shift Handover Template (Excel)

Use this layout when your team already runs on spreadsheets — it keeps the same priority-first structure as a standard handover template, with columns built for Excel's sort and filter tools.

## Template fields

- **Date:** 2026-07-12
- **Shift:** Night (19:00–07:00)
- **Outgoing → incoming:** J. Alvarez → R. Okafor
- **Priority alert:** Generator on backup power since 22:14
- **Status:** Open
- **Owner:** Maintenance lead
- **Acknowledged (Y/N, initials):** Y — R.O.

## How to use it

- Freeze the header row so columns stay labeled while scrolling.
- Use a status dropdown (data validation) instead of typing free text.
- Sort by status to see every open item across all past shifts at once.

## Shift-close question

If you filtered this sheet by "Open" right now, would every row still need next-shift attention — or has something been forgotten?