{"id":1908,"date":"2020-04-26T13:09:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T20:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=1908"},"modified":"2022-02-07T21:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:33:29","slug":"low-budget-tool-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/low-budget-tool-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Budget Tool Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we can see, there are a few low-budget tool alternatives. Even in the previous list of vendors\/tools there are some available at a low-entry price point.<\/p>\n<p>If none of those are good options to start with, you can look at any of the available tools that you have, in particular:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a spreadsheet tool<\/li>\n<li>a Content Management System (such as the one used for your intranet) &#8211; ex: SharePoint, Wiki<\/li>\n<li>or even a Learning Management System &#8211; ex: Moodle, Elgg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the spreadsheet example I showcased in this lesson. Its format is .xlsm as it has the script that&#8217;s auto-indexing any new tab and adding its entry to the Index Sheet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZpcsGGuNNgryEkYuBpCqiymw3zCn6iT2\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SVfbv0B8hU7FKECnskqBNykImLcLYfiD\/view\" style=\"outline: none;\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SVfbv0B8hU7FKECnskqBNykImLcLYfiD\/view<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/bg-excel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=1884%2C985&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1884,985\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BG Excel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"BG Excel\" data-id=\"1909\" width=\"1884\" data-init-width=\"1884\" height=\"985\" data-init-height=\"985\" title=\"BG Excel\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?resize=1884%2C985&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/bg-excel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=1884%2C985&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1884,985\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BG Excel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?fit=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"BG Excel\" data-id=\"1909\" width=\"1024\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" data-init-height=\"535\" title=\"BG Excel\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel-1024x535.jpg?resize=1024%2C535&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?resize=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?resize=1536%2C803&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lightsondata.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/BG-Excel.jpg?w=1884&amp;ssl=1 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To add a new term: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right click on a Sheet that contains a term (ex: Address, Phone Number, etc.) select &#8220;Move or Copy&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Check the &#8220;Create a copy&#8221; 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