Automated Reporting Tools
A free way to build recurring reports from a Google Sheet, a CSV file or a public web page. Useful for class projects, research groups, clubs and personal tracking.
Free to use.
What this report looks like
Automated reporting tools come in two kinds. Dashboards show live data that people open and explore. Recurring reports take a snapshot on a schedule and turn it into something people read, such as a set of slides.
SlideMaker does the second kind. Set up a report once, connect a Google Sheet, CSV file or public web page, pick a daily, weekly or monthly schedule, and each run builds a fresh deck from the latest data. You get an email with a link each time.
Three ways this gets used
Examples from classes, research groups, clubs and personal projects.
Class reading challenge
A teacher tallies the reading log every week and makes a slide to show the class.
The reading log sheet feeds a weekly report that builds itself every Monday, ready to show at the start of class.
Research data summary
A researcher pastes the latest numbers from a shared sheet into slides before every group meeting.
A weekly report reads the shared sheet and builds a summary deck before the meeting.
Personal tracking
You log habits, workouts or study hours in a sheet but never look back at the trend.
A weekly report from that sheet gives you a short summary every Monday.
Set this up in three steps
Two minutes the first time. Zero minutes every time after.
Connect a data source
Point to a Google Sheet tab, upload a CSV, or paste a public web page URL.
Choose a cadence
Daily, weekly, or monthly. Set the time and timezone.
Pick a theme + go
The report rebuilds itself on every run with the latest data. Pause or edit any time.
Common questions
How is a recurring report different from a dashboard?
A dashboard shows live data that you open and explore. A recurring report is a snapshot built on a schedule and delivered as a deck you can read, share as a link, or download as PowerPoint or PDF.
Which data sources are supported?
Google Sheets, CSV files and public web pages with readable content. You can also run a schedule from a prompt alone.
Is it free?
Free to use.
How is my data handled?
Each run reads the source at that moment and writes the numbers into the generated deck. The deck is saved to your account and has its own link.
Other automated report templates
Same feature, different reports.
Set up your reporting tools in two minutes
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