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Daily Productivity Tracker — Free Google Docs Magic Canva-Style Template

Short answer: You don’t need Canva to create a beautiful daily planner. This Daily Productivity Tracker shows you how to build a clean, Canva-style layout directly in Google Docs — using tables, spacing, and smart formatting. It’s free, printable, and fully customizable.

Plan your day like a pro with this free Google Docs template — clean, visual, and inspired by Canva design principles.

What You’ll Learn

• How to create Canva-style headers in Google Docs
• How to build a daily schedule and to-do list using tables
• How to design a clean, printable productivity tracker
• How to reuse this layout for daily planning
• How to customize fonts, colors, and sections

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This explainer walks through the exact formatting techniques used in this tutorial — tables, spacing, fonts, and layout — so you can reuse them for any planner or worksheet you create.

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Who This Daily Productivity Tracker Is Perfect For

• People who want a simple, printable daily planner
• Students and teachers using Google Docs
• Busy parents and home managers
• Anyone tired of paying for basic Canva templates

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We’ll build this the same way Canva does — structure first, decoration second.

Step 1: Set Up Your Document

• Go to File → Page setup
• Margins: 0.75" all sides
• Orientation: Portrait
• Page color: White (colored section blocks go inside the page)

Why this matters: Canva designs float on white pages with contained content blocks. The same principle applies here.

Step 2: Create the Header

Insert a 1×1 table: Insert → Table → 1×1, stretch full width.

Table styling:

• Border width: 0 pt
• Cell background: soft neutral (#F4F1EC)
• Cell padding: 18–24 pt / 0.25–0.33 in

Add text inside the table:

• Title: DAILY PRODUCTIVITY TRACKER
• Font: Playfair Display or DM Serif Text, 26–32 pt
• Centered, line spacing 1.1
• Subtitle: Plan your day, track habits, and stay on top of tasks — Inter or Montserrat, 11–12 pt, light gray

Step 3: Schedule & To-Do List Sections

Insert a 2×1 table: Insert → Table → 2×1, stretch full width.

• Border: 0 pt
• Cell padding: 12–16 pt / 0.167–0.22 in
• Optional background: #F7F7F7

Left cell: "SCHEDULE" | Right cell: "TO-DO LIST"

Font: Montserrat or Inter, 11 pt, semi-bold, muted color

Step 4: Add Hourly Schedule

Inside the "Schedule" section, insert a 2×10 table: Default borders and padding, #F7F7F7 background.

• Hours in left column, right column for daily tasks
• Font: Montserrat or Inter, 11 pt, semi-bold
• Line spacing: 1.5

Step 5: Create To-Do Items

Below the "To-Do List" header, use the Checklist feature to add empty checkboxes. Maintain 1.5 line spacing.

Step 6: Top 3 Priorities

Insert a 1×4 table:

• Border width: 0 pt
• Background: #F4F1EC
• Cell padding: default
• Cell 1: Header "TOP 3 PRIORITIES"
• 1.5 line spacing
• Type ________ lines for task entries

Step 7: Notes / Brain Dump

Insert a 1×1 table with soft background and default padding, stretched full width. Use this area for notes, ideas, or reflections.

Step 8: Finishing Touches

• Limit fonts to two for a clean, cohesive look
• Maintain consistent spacing throughout
• Do not center body text
• Optional footer: Created with Google Docs • Free for personal use

If you followed along, you now understand the layout — not just the finished look.

Free Downloadable Template

Download the Free Daily Productivity Tracker Template

Pro Tip: Duplicate this template daily to create a reusable productivity tracker for your week.

Perfect For

• Bloggers
• Students
• Teachers
• Small business owners
• Anyone who wants modern, stylish Google Docs

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