The spreadsheet is about 40 columns wide. However, if you know how to use Excel (though I actually use LibreOffice Calc -- free), it's as powerful as anything. You can split the screen to keep the headers or items names while you scroll. You can sort, filter, search, etc. It can handle preps.
I made the triggers for a mage but they should be just fine with Alduk. I'm going to roll a newbie to try the Academy. The fields I have are:
Area
From (Mob/Container)
Name
Keywords
Level
Value
Flags (Multi-Line)
Material
Lbs
Oz
Type
Subtype
Dice
Avg
Hit
Dmg
AC
Pierce
Bash
Slash
Magic
Elements
HP
MP
MV
SvS
SvP
SvB
SvM
Str
Int
Wis
Dex
Con
Chr
Morale
HP Regen
MP Regen
MV Regen
Spell Level
Spells (Multi-Line)
Notes