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Only way I have thought about how you can do it, though it isn't easy.

You can download the pdf of your collection.

Go to ilovepdf.com

convert pdf to word doc

copy word doc into excel

rinse and repeat as many times as you need.

We are newbies here, but this spreadsheet fever must have started long before this site. Other than a site crash why would you need to use excel? So I did some research, Can't you print out a page for each set with cards you have? Punch holes and keep it in a binder. I believe you can easily cut n paste to excel if you like.. Now if the site would make the printouts more "excel-like" with grid columns, you are good. Our observations.

People have been collecting long before spreadsheets showed up in the mid-80s,

improved in the mid-90s.....

TCDb showed up about 10 years ago...

So many have double, three or more times the history with spreadsheets than with the site....

For us older folk, giving up something that's worked for us over decades is hard to do....

I'm not suggesting any thing wrong w/ spreadsheets and notebooks etc.

What I'm saying is, the TCDb has a way of printing every set you own with the cards you own. So all you need to do is add a set and/or your cards, click print and you have a copy. Punch holes and add to a binder.

You could even copy/paste it to an excel sheet and print. or  save.

I suggested if TCDb had a way of updating their print option to look more like a spreadsheet with grid like features, columns and rows. you wouldn't need excel etc.

"I suggested if TCDb had a way of updating their print option to look more like a spreadsheet with grid like features, columns and rows. you wouldn't need excel etc."

Till the site crashes or is shut down.  Then all you are left with is a paper copy that can only be updated with a pen or pencil. I don't think you get it; most of us use excel as a back up for this eventuality as has been seen with other sites.

For full disclosure......Personally, still use a flip phone, no smart phone/tablet/pad... at least till forced to....

Really depends on what kind of record you want to keep/need.....

For a list of cards I need, it's easier, takes up less space just

to list the Set by year and card numbers needed.....

Also, as mentioned, the site crashing or going away...

I have lost 1,000s of pics and 100s of files due to Harddrive/memory card etc crashes...

Everything has it's downs.... we can only do what is easiest and works best for each of us.....

This works great. You can skip the pdf to word step and convert directly from pdf to Excel. 

ilovepdf.com 

I didnt see that option when i looked but that sounds good. I just need to get everything updated and added now so I could do that.