(infopath) Form to edit a Sharepoint List

Hi all,
Let me explain what I need to achieve here:
I have an Excel spreadsheet with many project records. On each record, half of the columns are populated and the other is blank.
I need to complete that information with the help of every project manager, but as there are so many records, I think giving them the chance to complete it by themselves in Sharepoint is a good idea (if it can be done, I know it can).
So my idea is, every project manager enters the Sharepoint Site and clicks on the place where the list/form/I-don't-know is, he must only see the records that he manages, there is a Person column for that.
He goes into the form and it shows the first record. He completes it and hits Next. The second records appears to be completed.
Or she clicks on every record to complete it, but they must only see the records filtered by her user name.
I know nothing of Infopath and Sharepoint, I was trying to make something but it's very difficult to me.
Guys, if you can suggest other solution using Sharepoint and/or Infopath, please let me know.
Regards,
Stuart

Hi Stuart,
Based on your description, my understanding is that you want to let the users to edit their own records in SharePoint.
If I misunderstood, please feel free to correct me.
I recommend to export the Excel spreadsheet to SharePoint list and then modify the view by the Person column.
After that the user will see their own records when they access the list in SharePoint, and they need to open each record and edit it.
Here are the detailed steps:
Open SharePoint site in the browser, click Site Actions menu and select More Options under New Site.
In the pop out dialog, select List under All Types. Then select Import Spreadsheet and click Create.
Type the Name and Description, select the Excel spreadsheet in your computer and click Import.
Click Modify View button in List tab and set the filter to be like the image below:
You can also refer the links below for more details:
How to Import an Excel Spreadsheet into a SharePoint 2010 List:
http://www.dynamics101.com/2013/07/import-excel-spreadsheet-into-sharepoint-2010-list/
Custom List View Based on Current User Using SharePoint Designer:
http://go.limeleap.com/community/bid/297846/Custom-List-View-Based-on-Current-User-Using-SharePoint-Designer
Best regards.
Thanks
Victoria Xia
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