Here’s a free printable meeting minutes template in Excel:
Meeting Details
Meeting Title:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Facilitator:
Attendees:
Agenda Items
- [Agenda item] – [Who presented]
- [Agenda item] – [Who presented]
- [Agenda item] – [Who presented]
Discussion Details
[Summary of discussion for each agenda item]
Decisions Made
- [Decision] – [Who is responsible]
- [Decision] – [Who is responsible]
- [Decision] – [Who is responsible]
Action Items
- [Action item] – [Who is responsible] – [Due date]
- [Action item] – [Who is responsible] – [Due date]
Next Steps
- [Next steps]
- [Next steps]
Notes:
- Replace bracketed text with your meeting details
- Add/remove sections as needed for your purposes
- Print on letterhead for an official record
- Distribute to attendees and relevant stakeholders
- Save the template and reuse, updating content
To create in Excel:
- Open a new worksheet
- Add column headers as shown above
- Format cells for text or dates as needed
- Adjust column widths and row heights
- Save as a template (.xltx file) to reuse