Every company has a price list and calculates offers. With an app that's even faster and easier. Preferably directly together with the customer. The offer can then be printed immediately as a PDF and sent by mail to the customer. Or: You simply share the app directly with your customers. Your app is instantly available […]
Every company has a price list and calculates offers. With an app that’s even faster and easier. Preferably directly together with the customer. The offer calculator with print functionality allows you to now immediately print your offer as a PDF and sent it by mail to the customer. Or: You simply share the app directly with your customers. Your app is instantly available for iOS, Android, Windows 10, and the Web. How to turn an Excel spreadsheet calculator into an interactive app can be easily learned in a coffee break.
How to turn your Excel file into a calculator with print functionality
Open the App Creator, select the box “Use our sample data” and use the example “License calculator”.
You’ll see a preview of the data. For a better overview, the input fields in this sample file have been highlighted in green and the output fields in blue. The file contains a typical spreadsheet Excel spreadsheet, plus two charts, an extra worksheet that has a printable area, and the input data for drop-down menus which are also on a separate worksheet.
Follow the steps in the App Creator
Select the input cells (for interactive data entry) and the output cells (result output).
Design your app with a template.
Add individual changes if you want to.
Change the colors of fields if desired. To do this, under “Preview”, move the mouse over the field and select the pencil symbol.
In the “Editing” “Pages & Elements” section, drag the individual fields one above the other so that they are arranged side by side in your app.
Add the print area and charts under “Edit”.
Publish your app.
Now, you can use and share your app.
Go to “Invite People” and put your app in private or public mode. Later you can also adjust this in the “Share Data” section in the App Creator. From now on, you can always share your app directly from your smartphone. Open the app and the right side menu and go to “Share”.
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